spoored

Definition of spoorednext
past tense of spoor
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Verb
  • Body camera video revealed the moment officers pursued one individual on foot, as additional officers conducted traffic stops involving two vehicles nearby, the department said.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Timberwolves could try that with a scrappy guard like DiVincenzo, a lanky athletic wing like McDaniels, or even with veteran forward Kyle Anderson, a buyout acquisition who was also pursued by Denver.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, who are set to challenge the champions on the upcoming Monday Night Raw, ran down to make the save.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The verbal altercation continued as both players ran down the court following the free throw.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Once you’re signed up and your accounts are connected, every purchase and mile tracked will earn you Hoka Perks like coupons, percent off rewards, free Runna trials, and more.
    Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In a study published in Science Advances on Wednesday, Michaelson and his team grouped regions of the human genome by age and looked for which groups tracked closest to language ability.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Golden Knights, who twice trailed before scoring three third-period goals, have not lost in regulation since John Tortorella (8-0-1) took over as coach.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Cleveland trailed by 26 in the first half and was still down 74-49 at halftime.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • None of this comes as news to British Jews, still reeling from an attack on a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur last October, in which two people were killed.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
  • One person was killed and another hospitalized after a stabbing attack in Burbank Monday, according to authorities.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The incident was captured on camera by a freelance news videographer and appeared to show Evans acting calm and raising his hands in the air when an officer fired a bean bag round that struck him in the stomach, dropping him to the ground.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Stormwater captured in dams, reservoirs and spreading grounds figured out to be an amazing 185% of average for this time of year, the county reported.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Notably, UnitedHealth appears to have a better handle on higher medical costs – an issue that has dogged the broader insurance industry for more than two years.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Over the years, the facility has been dogged by complaints of unsafe conditions.
    Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Spoored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoored. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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