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probing

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“This is an era of probing to keep us off balance,” Comley said.

“Everyone has a preference,” the man says, probing Oberyn about whether he prefers the company of a man or a woman.

But Dave and his crew kept living the nightmare and probing the depths of depravity through their absurdist, folk-art horror-show.

He spent hundreds of hours talking with the Nazis in their cells, probing their past, motivations, and psyches.

Indeed, through all of this personal probing, Christie comes across as strikingly likable, charming, sympathetic even.

"You will have to get over that feeling," observed Mr. Carr, disregarding the hint, and taking out his probing-knife.

The wound after probing looked sufficiently like an ordinary incision to deceive any one.

One at a time they put us on the rack—probing each man's story down to the smallest detail.

No sooner had the caravan reached us than our attention was drawn to the faces of the camels probing the distance.

This additional probing caused her pain but she showed no signs not even by flinching.

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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to probing, such as: astute, discerning, incisive, insightful, penetrating, and perceptive.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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