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probe::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | investigation |
| Type of | inquiry, research, enquiry |
| Has types | fishing expedition |
there was a congressional probe into the scandal.
probe::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | examine |
| Type of | look into, investigate |
| Has types | try, enquire, hear, inquire, investigate, re-examine |
probe::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | surgical instrument |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | exploration |
probe::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | research |
Examples of probe
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The preliminary results of the probe were e-mailed to CEO Abram on May 31, 2005.
From the businessweek.com
The charges are the latest in a drawn-out government probe of accounting at AIG.
From the forbes.com
The Clinton Justice Department, despite repeated IRS requests, halted the probe.
From the suntimes.com
This is just the latest use of SCIgen to probe the vetting of scientific papers.
From the newscientist.com
His team has designed a probe storage system that doesn't need heat to function.
From the newscientist.com
He would fix you with his soft yet steely eyes and probe you rather mercilessly.
From the guardian.co.uk
Federal officials have said Mr. Assange wasn't considered a target of the probe.
From the online.wsj.com
As probe into Roth's view of his college self, it partly parallels earlier work.
From the philly.com
It orbits the Earth in a path that gives the probe a continuous view of the Sun.
From the sciencedaily.com
- An inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
- Question or examine thoroughly and closely
- A flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
- Examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"
- An exploratory action or expedition
- An investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
- Probe was a 2 hour TV pilot movie created by Leslie Stevens that first aired on February 21, 1972 on NBC.
- Probe is a 1988 American television pilot and subsequent TV series created by television mystery writer William Link and noted science fiction author Isaac Asimov which aired on ABC. Michael B. ...
- The parlor game Probe was introduced in the 1960s by Parker Brothers and is currently traded on Ebay. Probe is reminiscent of the simple two-person game Hangman, whose object is to guess a word chosen by another player by revealing specific letters. ...
