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are poking

  • present progressive of poke.

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Even my fellow natives are poking fun at that move, widely joking that the new home of the Chiefs might be named after a famous KCK fast-food joint: Go Chicken Go Stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

Nail heads are poking through the gym’s thin hardwood floors.

From Salon Oct. 27, 2025

“The Rolling Stones are poking fun at themselves,” read one message on the Facebook fan page The Rolling Stones Sessions.

From Reuters Aug. 23, 2023

The tops of carrots are poking over the edge.

From Seattle Times Aug. 2, 2023

The other tributes are poking around in the mess, looking for anything to salvage, but there's nothing.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins