Pokes
Both words in one sentence
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He sniffs and exclaims "that's nasty" and picks up a stick and pokes the deer with it...and the deer's eye pops open!
Source: Reactive Continuous Scream - In "Someone's Stealing My Stuff" Harvey accidentally pokes Fee in the eye with a stick while trying to get her attention.
Source: Western Animation / Harvey Beaks -
In Men in Hats, Aram tells Gamal that he's going to do only good deeds for a week, then pokes Jeriah in the face with a stick.
Source: Moral Myopia
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Stick or Pokes. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pokes/stick.
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