spoors

Definition of spoorsnext
present tense third-person singular of spoor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoors
Verb
  • However, the Fed is unlikely to adjust rates in the coming months — as of Tuesday afternoon, there's about a 72% chance that the Fed's benchmark rate holds steady through most of April, according to the CME FedWatch tool, which tracks market expectations based on futures pricing.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Karen Bick, Ralliant’s chief people officer, says the company tracks productivity and AI’s ability to reduce workflow friction.
    John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Lady Gaga trails Lamar with seven nominations, while Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter earned six respective nods.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
  • That figure trails Hall of Fame coach Don Shula's 347 victories on the all-time list.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • More fundamentally, the Christian nationalism that courses through Project 2025 has been somewhat eclipsed by other priorities.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • As a precaution, the district continues to advise residents to avoid contact with waterways in southwest Jefferson County, including Northern Ditch, Southern Ditch and Pond Creek, which runs down to the Salt River.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
  • This is the moment when Tyrique George runs down the right flank and sends a cross into the area, which takes a bit of a deflection.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her first concern, Bloor said, was getting the family dogs out of the room before anything escalated.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Therapy dogs with the nonprofit also help children learn to read and assist in clinical therapy settings.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kyiv, like the rest of Ukraine, is not new to rolling outages as Russia pursues a strategy of targeting its energy grid each winter.
    Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted an administrative stay of the preliminary injunction, filed last week, while the federal government pursues an appeal.
    Cole Premo, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The porous volcanic ash, known as picón, traps condensation from morning dew and slowly channels moisture toward the roots.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • To prevent hypothermia, dress in layers of warm clothing, which traps air between layers forming a protective insulation.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Bystander videos, like the ones taken of Pretti, have played a key role for decades in informing the public when law enforcement kills or injures people.
    Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The film follows a quiet inmate arriving at a violent Indonesian prison with a supernatural entity that kills those with the darkest auras.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Spoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoors. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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