pore over

verb

pored over; poring over; pores over
Synonyms of pore overnext
: to read or study (something) very carefully
He pored over the map for hours.

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In the latest in a slew of fraternity hazing investigations nationwide, law enforcement agencies are poring over evidence taken from the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house at West Virginia University. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 Analysts have been poring over Anthropic’s filing this week, and so far are already expecting OpenAI’s version to tell a different financial story. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 Force rather than from private companies and civilians who pore over government tracking data. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Hung in the den, where King pores over his many books, is a circa 1890 Henri-Fantin Latour canvas of three nymphs. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pore over

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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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