spoored

verb

past tense of spoor
as in pursued

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoored
  1. pursued
  2. ran down
  3. tracked
  4. trailed
  5. killed
  6. captured
  7. dogged
Verb
  • After 16 years working in media, Ellner changed gears and pursued a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at the University of Westminster in London.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • He was drafted at 18 and, after the war, pursued singing at the American Theatre Wing—an education funded by the GI Bill.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of pursued
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  • The silver suit was covered in PVC cut-outs, which ran down to her metallic pumps.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of ran down
Verb
  • The silicon-to-aluminum ratio tracked how big the diatom bloom was each year, while the manganese-to-iron ratio tracked how much oxygen the annual mixing drove into the water.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act means the court cannot order Meta to request children to submit personal data or be passively tracked online, even for age verification purposes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracked
Verb
  • The Dodgers trailed the Yankees 5-0 and were being one-hit by Gerrit Cole in Game 5 of the 2024 World Series before Aaron Judge failed to catch a routine flyball and Cole forgot to cover first base.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In a March poll, Taylor trailed Wittman by 4 percentage points in the general election, but voters were also 2 points more likely to vote for Democrats.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of trailed
Verb
  • That same day, the Houthis launched a flurry of attacks that reportedly killed and wounded dozens near the Yemen-Saudi border – sparking condemnation from Jordanian, Bahraini and Kuwaiti authorities.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions, but growers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of killed
Verb
  • Brent crude averaged almost $97 a barrel during the quarter; Aramco captured an additional premium of nearly $11 a barrel by boosting exports of higher-margin refined products, such as diesel and jet fuel.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Value Is Forming Before Companies Go Public The AI sector captured roughly 53% of global venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2025, the strongest quarter for AI funding on record at that point.
    — Stephen Richards Evans, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • The festival has been relatively untouched by the kind of political controversy which dogged the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But controversies tied to the people around him — most recently antisemitic and white nationalist social media posts by his son-in-law — have dogged him throughout his campaign.
    — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of dogged
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“Spoored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoored. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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