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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Most of us don’t pore over user manuals or dig into code.
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Merick T. Lewin, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Based on the unique task it has been given, Accio Agent pores over available suppliers, then provides a list of qualified suppliers for each subset of the task it has been given.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
To mete out those funds, the agency pores over at least tens of thousands of grant applications every year, subjecting them to reviews from multiple panels of experts; only about 20 percent are funded, or sometimes far less.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
With the potential lack of a big announcement, investors and analysts will instead be poring over the fine detail of Powell’s speech: Firstly, to see if their timing estimations for a cut seem realistic, and secondly to garner a sense of how the FOMC view the strength of the economy more widely.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 July 2025
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Merick T. Lewin, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Based on the unique task it has been given, Accio Agent pores over available suppliers, then provides a list of qualified suppliers for each subset of the task it has been given.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
To mete out those funds, the agency pores over at least tens of thousands of grant applications every year, subjecting them to reviews from multiple panels of experts; only about 20 percent are funded, or sometimes far less.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
With the potential lack of a big announcement, investors and analysts will instead be poring over the fine detail of Powell’s speech: Firstly, to see if their timing estimations for a cut seem realistic, and secondly to garner a sense of how the FOMC view the strength of the economy more widely.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 July 2025
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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