spooring

verb

present participle of spoor
as in running down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spooring
  1. running down
  2. tracking
  3. trailing
  4. pursuing
Verb
  • The trial for a man accused of fatally running down his 17-year-old girlfriend in Burlington in 2023 continued Monday with his attorney disputing the findings of the medical examiner who ruled the death a homicide.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Mario Alberto Morales is accused of running down an immigrant with his car, causing serious injuries.
    — Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of running down
Verb
  • That thinking shaped the recording of GODBREATH, with the band tracking all 11 songs live rather than building each performance separately.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
  • OpenAI is also tracking model performance through engineering-specific benchmarks.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of tracking
Verb
  • Located on the seventh floor of the hotel, with views out across Vienna’s rooftops, it’s moodily lit with trailing ferns hanging from the ceiling.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026
  • As of Wednesday's close, Sunrun shares were trading at less than 6x trailing earnings.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of trailing
Verb
  • Thea Energy is pursuing a different approach with a planar-coil architecture intended to simplify magnet production, construction and maintenance.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The disputes later spilled into the courts, with players challenging suspensions and the rival organizations pursuing competing legal claims.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of pursuing
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“Spooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooring. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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