poking (around)

verb

present participle of poke (around)
as in hitting (on or upon)

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  1. finding out
  2. running down
  3. finding
  4. scaring up
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  • For people with disabilities, finding out whether a place is truly accessible can be harder than simply looking for a wheelchair symbol.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The lawsuit says that Carney trained Hoffman as a paramedic student and worked closely with him, only finding out about his death through the news.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of finding out
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  • The neckline of the dress featured a playful, pointed collar, with buttons running down the front placket.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Irish’s last chance to win, an incomplete pass in the end zone from inside the 10-yard line with time running down, shouldn’t have been the final play, according to the Big 12.
    — John Coon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of running down
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  • The center back would immediately shoot the ball, which took a fortunate bounce immediately outside the goal area before finding the bottom-left corner of the net.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • When a server migration wipes out Sally’s treasured videos of him — and her phone containing backup copies accidentally shatters — the only hope is finding the original tapes.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of finding
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  • The sequel won’t be going in Japan or China, but will be scaring up Korea in addition to other major foreign territories.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Not to mention scaring up plenty of customers.
    — Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of scaring up
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