Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoored
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The Holiday Bowl’s ongoing financial hardships are serious enough that event organizers pursued the possibility of playing January’s game in Saudi Arabia.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025 -
Beatrice and Eugenie are not working royals, but they are actively involved in numerous charities and have pursued professional careers of their own.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Frank Vogel stood outside the Dallas Mavericks’ temporary locker room Wednesday night and recounted the shiver that recently ran down his spine.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Over the loudspeaker, the captain told the passengers that the Alpine Fault ran down the South Island, right beneath the Milford Sound.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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He’s succeeded by evolving, in public, from newbie cinephile to expert—a journey he’s tracked by cataloging more than 2,000 movies on Letterboxd.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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The researchers tracked the capsule’s movement using x-ray fluoroscopy, confirming that it could be steered safely and retrieved through magnetic guidance.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Earle-Sears has consistently trailed Spanberger in polls and fundraising.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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Had Jones not stopped that pass by diving at the exact moment Olave shot his hands to make the catch, the Patriots allow 20 points in the first half and might have trailed going into the locker room.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Islamists were seen as complicit in India’s worst plane hijack in 1999 and the 2008 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, which killed several Indian citizens, including two senior diplomats.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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In April that year, an explosion at the facility killed one worker and injured four others, CNN affiliate WSMV reported.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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But D’Angelo was also often dogged by label issues, writer’s block, and struggles with cocaine and alcohol.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The health care debate has dogged Congress ever since the Affordable Care Act became law under then-President Barak Obama in 2010.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa began airing ads last week that captured the heated exchange between Porter and CBS Sacramento reporter Julie Watts.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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But this September 1995 set, captured live shortly after the release of D’Angelo’s debut, finds him in full flight as a 21-year-old, with his paramour at the time, the late Angie Stone, delivering stellar backing vocals.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Spoored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoored. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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