POKES (AROUND) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

pokes (around)

verb

present tense third-person singular of poke (around)

as in runs down

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There’s a marshy creek that runs down the west side of the property, and that creekbottom transitions to a 100-yard-wide stretch of hardwoods that border a hayfield.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Italy‘s Rai has bought the Fox and Fremantle reboot starring Stephen Amell, Brooks Nader and Noah Beck after its first window deal with Prime Video Italy runs down.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of runs down

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On Uncle, fish narc sheds his past experimental impulses and finds a new identity within ebullient, feel-good college rock.

— Jeff Yerger, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
The basic model of competitive markets which one finds in an introductory economics textbook—where independent firms engage in cold arm’s-length transactions motivated by unadulterated self-interest—does not apply to the industry.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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With the league’s mega TV deal and the growth prospects domestically and internationally, the business of the league is starting to mirror that of the NFL—and investors are clamoring to secure a part of it.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The Bank of Canada warned this month that new tariffs had made the country’s growth prospects more uncertain and increased upside risks to inflation.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

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However, the discovery does not mean the same genetic variation determines organ placement in humans.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The Eagles announced Thursday that Hurts would miss Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers while the team determines his treatment.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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pokes (around)

pokes fun at

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