pore over

phrasal verb

pored over; poring over; pores over

: to read or study (something) very carefully

He pored over the map for hours.

Examples of pore over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, in addition to poring over manifestos and digital footprints, investigators are using these messages found on ammunition and firearms as clues for intention, as illustrated in the Dallas ICE facility incident when investigators were piecing together a possible motive for the attack. —Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025

Due to her influence, Gein avoided going on dates with women, preferring to spend his time poring over anatomy books. —Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025

But while Intel’s strategic missteps have been pored over, less analysis has been done on the changes in corporate culture that accompanied and arguably hastened Intel’s decline. —Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025

The team of researchers, from the University of Hong Kong, Nanjing University, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, pored over more than 600,000 datasets for their study. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for pore over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover