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Recent Examples of spoor
Bydimitri Selibas, science.org, 13 June 2024
Volcanoes some distance away from here left behind some sturdy volcanic rock, but also this spoor of volcanic ash that drifted underwater before the PV Peninsula became itself.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
On Twitter, people speak scoffingly of canceling themselves, as a joke or a pre-emptive measure, since presumably any of us could be canceled at any time, living in our glass Instagrams, leaving a spoor of digitized gaffes behind us.
—New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
Snow had fallen less than an hour ago, and this spoor is on top of it.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2020
The previous method used spoor (paw prints, also called pugmarks, and scat), which often led to the same animal being counted multiple times.
—National Geographic, 20 Apr. 2016
Noun
Over the past 35 years, he’s produced three guides to tracking that describe animal habits and habitats and how to interpret tracks and spoor.
—Bydimitri Selibas, science.org, 13 June 2024
Volcanoes some distance away from here left behind some sturdy volcanic rock, but also this spoor of volcanic ash that drifted underwater before the PV Peninsula became itself.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
On Twitter, people speak scoffingly of canceling themselves, as a joke or a pre-emptive measure, since presumably any of us could be canceled at any time, living in our glass Instagrams, leaving a spoor of digitized gaffes behind us.
—New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
Snow had fallen less than an hour ago, and this spoor is on top of it.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2020
The previous method used spoor (paw prints, also called pugmarks, and scat), which often led to the same animal being counted multiple times.
—National Geographic, 20 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoor
Noun
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Kennard, shooting 50% from the three-point line, is on track to become just the sixth NBA player to shoot 50% or better from three over an entire season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Jakarta Composite Index tumbled more than 5%, putting the stock benchmark on track to enter a bear market.—
Prima Wirayani,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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These rodents left 15 pieces of dung on top of the dishwasher.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Orbán, who is trailing Tisza in most polls, has in recent weeks escalated an aggressive anti-Ukraine campaign ahead of the election.—
JUSTIN SPIKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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His team, on the verge of elimination, trailed Duncanville by 2 points.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This frenzy unfolded into a succession of rings, like craps tables at a casino, in which breed competitions were taking place simultaneously—churning packs of basenjis, salukis, Xoloitzcuintlis, whippets, shih tzus, rat terriers, malamutes, and pugs.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Another French influencer—27-year-old blogger Aniss Zitouni, who goes by the account name Aqababe—was one of the first to allege that Schreiner had organized the pug’s disappearance himself.—
Kenneal Patterson,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For the last decade, wildlife biologists have been using remote cameras and scat surveys to track the movements of the fox in the southern Sierra.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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More recent studies of urban coyote scat indicate that in most cities the percentage of trash, pet food, and other human food actually comes in at only about 2 percent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In season two, the trauma of her assault is still coursing through her and sending out aftershocks.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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For all the big personalities coursing through college football during the day, none stood bigger than Holtz.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Yet an Associated Press analysis finds that schools beyond the Ivy League are far more likely to benefit from the Pentagon aid, including big online universities and some for-profit colleges that have been dogged by fraud accusations.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But his tenure has been dogged by controversy.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The alternative is open defecation – finding a secluded place despite the personal risks and the potential health consequences of untreated human excrement.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, some employees lit up the screen with emojis of excrement, snakes, piles of cash, clown faces, circus tents and tomatoes.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoor. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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