pore over

verb

pored over; poring over; pores over
Synonyms of pore overnext
: to read or study (something) very carefully
He pored over the map for hours.

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Amid his vast responsibilities running all the departments in the Giants’ front office, Zaidi still found the time to pore over MLB Draft League statistics and look for flecks of gold. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 At the end of the day, Enterprise is a show best enjoyed by Star Trek fans who like to pore over the Memory Alpha wiki and familiarize themselves with Trek minutiae. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026 The Scottish and American teams piece together their theory painstakingly over time, poring over clues as small as a torn clothing label and negotiating every single disclosure with their counterparts across borders. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Every thread, bead, and scale is pored over, whether it’ll ultimately be covered in blood or appear in a room too dark or a scene too quick to pick up on its nuances. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pore over

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