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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The days of doing anything other than poring over business plans and debugging code will seem far away; eight hours of sleep will be as foreign a concept as the idea of cooking a full meal and actually sitting at a kitchen table to eat it.
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Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
With a week of Rihanna ’fits to pore over, consider this your foolproof Fenty guide to effortlessly cool winter styling.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026
Fervid superfans of high-profile groups often pore over members’ appearances, performances, and private lives.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The telescopes will use AI to pore over huge amounts of data.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
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Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
With a week of Rihanna ’fits to pore over, consider this your foolproof Fenty guide to effortlessly cool winter styling.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026
Fervid superfans of high-profile groups often pore over members’ appearances, performances, and private lives.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The telescopes will use AI to pore over huge amounts of data.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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