Poke around and Scour

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Scour and poke around are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scour" instead a verb "Poke around".

Scour verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

Usage example: the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic

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Poke around and scour are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poke around" instead a verb "Scour".

Nearby Words: scoured, scouring, scourer

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