1
as in contemplating
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 reading
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 poring (over)
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Health benefits, child care assistance and other services were rolled back for the poorest Californians and the state is contemplating keeping those cutbacks in place in the coming year.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026 -
Till has long been involved with a nonprofit organization called the Firekeeper Alliance, associated with Fire in the Mountains, teaching students on the reservation about how metal can be used as an outlet for catharsis as an alternative to contemplating suicide.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
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Kids and teens of all ages could be found hanging out in the Nexus Lounge complete with PS5 and Xbox gaming systems, air hockey, ping pong, vintage arcade games, board games, reading nooks, a miniature kitchen, and puzzles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Slack struck a chord and has been overwhelmed reading thousands of comments on his videos.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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The many years spent pondering and preparing for a potential attack on Iran are the reason that the first days of the war were, for the most part, a bravura display of American power.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Anderson has been pondering it for a while.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Connecticut lawmakers are considering whether to lift restrictions on the installation of portable, plug-in solar panels that have piqued the interest of many utility customers struggling with high electric bills.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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The New York Times first reported on March 23 that the Pentagon was considering deploying troops from a combat brigade unit of the 82nd Airborne Division.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers are debating a major tax incentive package aimed at keeping the bears in Illinois.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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On a school night in 1986, Kim Reed — then a Duke senior — sat in a common room with her friends, debating when to line up for that Sunday’s Duke-UNC game.—
Storey Wertheimer,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some of the humanoid robots can be seen entertaining the customers.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Creating an enviable lounge area—where summer reads can be enjoyed, cocktails can be sipped, and entertaining the whole neighborhood can take place—will be a gamechanger for your summer plans.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2026
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Remembering this period, Petzold went quiet for a moment, studying the air behind me as if someone might materialize there.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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At the time he was detained, Contreras was a freshman at Ellis Preparatory Academy in Marble Hill, a school that caters to older newcomers who want to continue studying and go to college.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Investors have been questioning whether artificial intelligence competitors and automation tools could erode demand for traditional software licenses and workflows.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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But when John's cousin Michaela (Masali Baduza) returns to London to tend to the Kilmartin estate, Fran's complicated feelings will have her questioning whether to stick to her pragmatic intentions or pursue her inner passions.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Poring (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poring%20%28over%29. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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