spooring

present participle of spoor

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • For more than 50 years, the harrowing Vietnam War image, which shows a nine-year-old girl named Kim Phúc running down a road naked, her clothes burned off in a napalm attack, has been credited to an Associated Press photographer named Nick Út.
    Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Hard not to call to mind the heavily creased face of a Native American man (who turned out to be Italian) in that public service ad against littering—hair in braids, a tear running down his stoic cheek.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This is the lowest approval rating the president has received since the pollster began tracking last month, and the highest disapproval rating.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Taking a glance at global markets overnight, Asia-Pacific markets rose, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Cavaliers then found themselves in possession of the ball with eight seconds left and trailing by three points.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The team lost the first game of the road trip against the Hawks, trailing by as much as 30 points in the 122-102 loss.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of pursuing chances to pitch reboots of Hollywood’s most beloved properties, scraping the bottom of the barrel might afford you more opportunities to make films that truly feel your own.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The district has secured a $250,000 grant from the NFL Foundation and is pursuing a grant from the Green Bay Packers.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Spooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooring. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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