probe
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Synonyms for probe
Synonyms: Noun
delving, disquisition, examen, examination, exploration, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, probation, probing, research, study
Synonyms: Verb
delve (into), dig (into), examine, explore, inquire (into), investigate, look (into), research
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Examples of probe in a Sentence
Noun
The FBI probe did not produce any new evidence. a congressional probe into the accusationsVerb
His questions made it clear he was probing for information. He didn't like the police probing into his past. He didn't like the police probing him about his past. The doctor probed the wound with his finger. Searchers probed the mud with long poles. She probed the files for evidence that would help the investigation.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The end of the Mueller probe has left the president in search of a worthy political foil. — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, "Without a Suitable Enemy, Trump Is Adrift," 28 Aug. 2019 The House Judiciary Committee is investigating Facebook for market power abuses in parallel with the FTC probe, and a number of presidential candidates have already expressed concerns about the company’s power. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "Facebook’s antitrust investigation could finish as soon as next year," 19 Aug. 2019 The number of license suspensions has ballooned steadily amid the agency’s internal probe, and could increase even more. — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, "RMV has suspended 869 more driver’s licenses, pushing total to more than 2,400," 15 Aug. 2019 Johnson said for him, the testimony raised more questions than Mueller answered — namely, what triggered the probe and who is now in charge of Mueller's special counsel team given the political ties of some of its members. — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ron Johnson says Robert Mueller's testimony was 'sad,' says age took a toll," 26 July 2019 When the media reported in June that the president was being investigated for obstructing justice, Trump criticized the probe and DOJ in a series of tweets. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Here’s all the evidence of obstruction of justice in the Mueller report, in case you forgot," 22 July 2019 State Attorney General Dana Nessel, who is investigating the university's handling of Nassar, questioned the new probe and again called for the school to waive its attorney-client privilege and release documents. — CBS News, "Michigan State authorizes independent investigation into how it handled Larry Nassar allegations," 21 June 2019 Those revelations sparked a series of investigation, including an internal police probe and an FBI review of the case. — Keri Blakinger And St. John Barned-smith, Houston Chronicle, "DA threatens to subpoena police for names of informants behind deadly Harding Street drug raid," 20 June 2019 The moon is peppered with probes and landers, the legacy of human efforts to explore it. — Matthew W. Chwastyk, National Geographic, "Explore 50 years of lunar visits with our newest moon map," 17 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Investigators began probing the drug ring after inmate Kelly Angle survived an overdose on Jan. 18. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, "Cuyahoga County Jail officers, Heartless Felons gang members charged in drug ring inside troubled jail," 28 Aug. 2019 Hamburg has been probing Google over the recordings and the company has already agreed to pause the practice for at least three months. — Los Angeles Times, "Facebook gets German data probe into voice transcriptions," 26 Aug. 2019 Hamburg has been probing Google over the recordings and the company has already agreed to pause the practice for at least three months. — Fortune, "Germany Is Investigating Facebook for Transcribing Users’ Audio Messages," 26 Aug. 2019 Investigators only began probing suspicions of his collusion in the early release from prison of a mafia don in 2013, after the ex-president became embroiled in a vendetta with his successor and one-time protégé, Sooronbay Jeyenbekov. — The Economist, "After a siege of his home, an ex-president faces grave charges," 17 Aug. 2019 The House Oversight and Reform Committee has been probing the Saudi transaction for months. — Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY, "Trump fundraiser Thomas Barrack Jr. lobbied for Saudi nuclear deal, new report alleges," 19 June 2019 Shortly after the Camp Fire broke out, Alsup began probing whether the utility’s role in recent wildfires violated the terms of that probation. — J.d. Morris, SFChronicle.com, "PG&E leaders tour Paradise in secrecy," 7 June 2019 Other researchers have been probing the minimum amount of width needed. — Quanta Magazine, "Foundations Built for a General Theory of Neural Networks," 31 Jan. 2019 Overhead, a phalanx of sensors, aircraft, and balloons will probe the Arctic atmosphere, which has warmed twice as fast as the planetary average. — Eli Kintisch, Science | AAAS, "Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'probe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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