pore over
phrasal verb
pored over; poring over; pores over
: to read or study (something) very carefully
He pored over the map for hours.
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In 1922, the papers pored over the details of filmmaker William Desmond Taylor’s shooting murder—still a cold case, though at the time Mabel Normand, an actress, filmmaker, and frequent Charlie Chaplin co-star, was implicated in the scandal.
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Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Avoid poring over maps and phone apps in busy areas.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 June 2025
At the Pentagon, under orders from Secretary Hegseth, this has involved poring over websites to remove mentions of diversity, renaming ships like the U.S.N.S.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
No need to pore over spreadsheets and calculate the perfect ratio of farmers per land plot to maximize yields like in Banished, for example.
—Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Avoid poring over maps and phone apps in busy areas.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 June 2025
At the Pentagon, under orders from Secretary Hegseth, this has involved poring over websites to remove mentions of diversity, renaming ships like the U.S.N.S.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
No need to pore over spreadsheets and calculate the perfect ratio of farmers per land plot to maximize yields like in Banished, for example.
—Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
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 3 Jul. 2025.
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