We need to ask some probing questions if we want to get some real information.
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Probing
Synonyms for "probing" (109 found)
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acuteaskingbringing into questioncatechetical methodcatechizationcatechizingchallengecuttingdeepeningdelvingdepressiondiggingdisputedrillingexamination
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(4 words)
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Noun(22 words)
examinationexamineexploratoryfeeling curiousgropingin-depthinquireinquiryinquiry learninginquiry questioninquisitiveinsertinspectioninstrumentinstrumentedinterrogatinginterrogationinterrogatoryintrusiveinvasive
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Noun(18 words)
investigationinvestigativemeasuringnosingnuzzlingpenetratepenetrate with probepenetratingprobativeprobequestionquestioningscrutinizescrutinizingscrutinizing eyesearch methodthoroughtrial balloon
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27 entrieschemical probingcircuit probingdiagnostic probingelectrical probeelectrical probingendoscopic probefiber optic probeforensic questioningin depth interviewline of questioningmaterial probingneural probingopen ended questionprobing analysisprobing electrodeprobing examination
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13 entriesprobing analysisprobing dataprobing datasetprobing depthprobing deviceprobing instrumentprobing interviewprobing methodprobing questionsprobing sensorprobing studyprobing techniqueprobing tool
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The Mars 2020 rover will investigate a region of Mars where the ancient environment may have been favorable for microbial life, probing the Martian rocks for evidence of past life.
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These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud.
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The U.S. space agency NASA has been probing the solar system with an increasingly sophisticated contingent of orbiting telescopes, satellites, and spacecraft throughout its 50 year history.
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