poke around
phrasal verb
poked around; poking around; pokes around
informal
: to look around or search through something
He poked around in his closet for something to wear to the party.
—often used figurativelyI don't want you poking around in my personal life.
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So my two hours is spent kind of poking around in their world trying to find something.
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
This process of poking around has led to some interesting — and sometimes contradictory — insights about the nature of warp drives in the three decades since Alcubierre's original discovery.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 22 Feb. 2025
So Joe Schoen and the Giants are poking around this week on the free agent corner market, including on the Minnesota Vikings’ Byron Murphy Jr., according to a source.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
One more trade deadline item: Could Colorado poke around for a bigger bottom-six center?
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
This process of poking around has led to some interesting — and sometimes contradictory — insights about the nature of warp drives in the three decades since Alcubierre's original discovery.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 22 Feb. 2025
So Joe Schoen and the Giants are poking around this week on the free agent corner market, including on the Minnesota Vikings’ Byron Murphy Jr., according to a source.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
One more trade deadline item: Could Colorado poke around for a bigger bottom-six center?
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Poke around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poke%20around. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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