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poke

noun as in push, thrust

verb as in interfere, snoop

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verb as in move along slowly

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Something else is poking around the back of his mind.

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But in a video shared online, Carr poked fun at the row.

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On the course, elaborate tombs of the city's past rulers poke through tangled trees that are home to peacocks, troops of monkeys and mongooses.

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Apropos of his relaxed approach, Linklater shoots “Blue Moon” with a minimum of fuss, but one can feel its enveloping melancholy, especially once the next generation of artists poke their head into the narrative.

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It is possible that younger colleagues are paying homage and poking fun at the same time.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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