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"poked around" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the action of looking for something, or searching in an area. For example: "I poked around in the closet, but I couldn't find what I was looking for."
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He poked around largely alone.
Down at the loading docks, Browne poked around in the back of his van.
Seeing her so often on CNN today, I poked around at her record.
I just poked around at first; I wasn't really reading anything.
Have you ever poked around in one, either for a school assignment or on your own?
Doepner poked around, stunned at holdings that dated to the team's roots as the Washington Senators.
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The house invited poking around.
Could I go inside and poke around?
After poking around, here's what I've learned.
He pokes around on his laptop and chats about hockey with a Toronto reporter.
"People poke around and see a certain simplicity in this house," Rosen says.
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