spoors

verb

present tense third-person singular of spoor
as in tracks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoors
  1. tracks
  2. trails
  3. courses
  4. runs down
  5. dogs
  6. pursues
  7. traps
  8. kills
Verb
  • No federal agency tracks the practice, so researchers have relied on estimates.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • Rush is now director of the Red Line for Civil Rights at Democracy Forward, a nonprofit group that tracks the division’s activities.
    — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of tracks
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  • Kylian Mbappé trails Lionel Messi of Argentina by just one goal in the Golden Boot race, but his Les Bleus now face their toughest test of the tournament.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The affected area runs approximately 2 miles northwest of Boise and includes the Hulls Gulch trails, according to the Bureau of Land Management.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026
Definition of trails
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  • The same love of equality and freedom that courses through the Declaration motivated her white great-grandmother to campaign for suffrage and her African American grandfather to found a chapter of the NAACP in the Jim Crow South.
    — Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
  • And about the obsession that courses through dozens of countries on the continent.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Definition of courses
Verb
  • After Hurtado-Cariaco runs down the block, the agents get back into their vehicles.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • In our latest Set a VIBE edition, our June 2026 cover star runs down the songs that send his audience into full mosh pit mayhem.
    — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of runs down
Verb
  • Service dogs that bark excessively must be taken out of the facility.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 June 2026
  • In a nearly 10-minute long video, Pratt repeated social media posts that dogs on Skid Row are used to test drugs, are bred for drug money and are left in poor conditions by their unhoused owners, among other concerns about overcrowded, dirty shelters across the city.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Definition of dogs
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  • The property now serves as a home for families while a parent pursues education or vocational training.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • The person who isn't a professional military officer, pursues a broad, deep, public professional career, and yet dawns the uniform an serves his nation.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Definition of pursues
Verb
  • The heat dome — an atmospheric phenomenon that essentially traps hot air over a particular location — built in the West after the first heat wave of the summer began to bake the area last week.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • The hollow center traps heat-carrying vibrations, while still allowing electricity to flow.
    — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of traps
Verb
  • Thicker components typically mean massive internal resistance, which kills electrical current.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • In contrast, spraying visible ants often kills only a small portion of the colony while leaving the nest intact, with millions of workers ready to replace the small population killed by a contact spray.
    — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of kills
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