probe
verb (used with object)
to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely.
probed
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past participleof probe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof probe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
probeverb (used with object)to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely.
Example Sentences
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Phillips was additionally probed by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly hiring a girlfriend to intern in Collins’ office.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
"This was the first time that shock-compressed diamond was probed with X-ray diffraction all the way up to melting," said Millot.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is not known whether these issues were probed further.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
A journalist at the Times Higher Education magazine who probed the claims of plagiarism was reported to the police by Arday for alleged harassment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Slowly, occasionally stopping at an area that his instincts told him was a likely exit from or entrance into the trees, he probed with the glasses along the pines bordering each lake.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
