1
as in contemplated
to give serious and careful thought to
the committee will probably pore over the results of the study for a long time before making their decision
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2
as in read
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he pored over the textbook for hours in preparation for the test
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pored (over)
Verb
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As Caproni has written several times, Flores signed a contract with the Dolphins that contemplated league arbitration.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Duncan even contemplated mounting a third-party challenge to Trump as a No Labels candidate last year before withdrawing his name from consideration.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Its 93-page deregulatory manifesto reads like a wish list for turning passengers into powerless customers.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Boise State sacked Swann five times, and cornerback A’Marion McCoy victimized him with the first pick-six, reading a pass to the right flat perfectly to intercept it and returning it 26 yards untouched for a touchdown in the first half.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Four Ball State players pondered it prior to the 2022 season.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In her conversation with Interview, Peters pondered whether the next Great American Novelist could be trans.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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William Prud’homme, 34, posted his discovery on the r/TheWayWeWere subreddit, a channel dedicated to old photos, scanned documents, articles and anecdotes from the past.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames grew out of control.—
Paul Rogers,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The city has also considered a three-year contract with GEST Golf Carts to shuttle people from further away parking lots.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hurricanes Gabrielle and Humberto have formed over the ocean but are not considered threats to the United States.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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The coming weeks—as Kirk's legacy is again debated on podcasts and interviews—may offer an answer.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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In the public square, opposing views aren't debated—they're flagged or muted.—
Curt Steinhorst,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There are observational reasons and theoretical reasons both to disfavor that interpretation, and this isn’t seriously entertained any longer as a plausible interpretation of the expanding Universe or the Big Bang.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
26 Sep. 2025
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Unlike earbuds that can hurt little ears during long trips, this comfy design allows kids to lie down while staying entertained.—
Gabriela Garcia,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Swanson, who has studied Legionella for 40 years and worked on the Flint water crisis, said that has been true of the disease since its namesake outbreak at an American Legion conference in July 1976.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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This hybrid was first reported by a homeowner near San Antonio and later studied by biologists from The University of Texas at Austin.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Pored (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pored%20%28over%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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