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as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point
saw his head poking through the window
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2
as in interfered
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
told him to stop poking into other people's business
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as in lingered
to move or act slowly
just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much
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as in dragged
to move slowly
they were just poking along home
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Recent Examples of poked
Manette poked fun at his famous recliner For over 35 years, Curt has settled into the same teal Bradington Young recliner to eat, watch TV and work out football plays.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Fox grabbed Vanderbilt to walk him away, but the Lakers forward poked Sochan in the face with his left index finger.
—Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Anthony Edwards brought the ball up the floor and attempted to get the ball to the sharpshooter, but Norman Powell — who went over the top of the off-ball screen — poked the pass away.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
And in both cases, video footage and discovery materials later poked holes in officials’ claims about agents’ justification for lethal force.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Heinz Ketchup’s Canada social media account also poked fun at McDavid last October.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The Packfire is basically a classier version of an old oil drum with holes poked through.
—Simon Heptinstall
december 31, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
On Tuesday, the same account poked fun at those fans who jumped to conclusions after the initial eyes post.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Whoopi Goldberg, Emily Blunt and Natasha Lyonne were among the stars expressing their outrage, while Ryan Reynolds poked fun at Tilly in his new Mint Mobile ad.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
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Spider-y lash extensions protruded from her lash line, reaching to the bottom of her brows; a thin wing of black liner was drawn from the outer corners of her eyes.—
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His bones visibly protruded from his thin skin, according to court documents.—
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Lindell also has to pay $5 million to a software engineer who was able to debunk data Lindell claimed proved that China interfered in the 2020 election, a federal judge ruled in 2024.—
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Dallas Stars No thanks for the time Brett Hull interfered in a WCW wrestling match.—
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But as a standoff with Realmuto has lingered, the Phillies began debating different paths.—
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McDaniel lingered in the hallway.—
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Sure enough, Hill took a short swing pass, collided with a would-be Georgetown tackler around the 10-yard line, and dragged three Eagles forward before falling on the pylon for a touchdown.—
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In the June incident, Ross broke the window of a car when the driver refused to exit the vehicle and then found himself being dragged at least 50 yards when the driver hit the gas.—
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Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.—
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My vitamin cabinet bulged with supplements.—
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
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One team member crawled inside and fired paintballs filled with vegetable oil, wildlife organization BEAR League told Fox News Digital on Thursday.—
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Scott’s almost-every-snap status has largely crawled under the radar this season.—
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But then the Broncos’ offensive woes crept back to the forefront.—
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Individual mistakes crept into a squad that was already low on confidence from the end of Erik ten Hag’s managerial reign.—
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“Poked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poked. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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