Probe and Quest

Probe

Probe noun - A systematic search for the truth or facts about something.

Usage example: a congressional probe into the accusations

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Quest and probe are semantically related in investigation topic. In some cases you can use "Quest" instead the word "Probe" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: probing, probed

Quest noun - An act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something.

Usage example: the Holy Grail was the object of a mystical quest by the knights of the Round Table

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Probe and quest are semantically related in search topic. Sometimes you can use "Probe" instead the word "Quest" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: question, quested, questing

special	special probe	special quest
initial	initial probe	initial quest
small	small probe	small quest
actual	actual probe	actual quest
Other adjectives: real, little, lost, secret, early, strange, last.

Quest uses the underwater probe's waldo arms to defend it against attack by the bad guys.

Source: Western Animation / Jonny Quest
The enemy leader is waiting for a mine attached to the Quest's underwater probe to detonate.

Source: Western Animation / Jonny Quest
In Mass Effect, one quest has you looking for an Alliance probe before someone finds it and accidentally sets off its nuclear Self-Destruct Mechanism.

Source: Captain Obvious / Video Games

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