pore over
phrasal verb
pored over; poring over; pores over
: to read or study (something) very carefully
He pored over the map for hours.
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Stubbornly fixated on a college boyfriend who broke her heart, 20-something narrator Penelope Lin works at a Philadelphia museum, pores over the city’s history, and maintains a modest social life, largely disconnected from her family.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 June 2025
Investors and economic policymakers pore over surveys like these, which can help gauge economic conditions sooner than official government data can.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Wirtz’s Quick Adaptation As with every target, Liverpool will have done tonnes of homework on Wirtz, poring over all the data.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Fans pore over the dates, outlets feverishly rank the best and worst schedule breaks, and there are Reddit threads dedicated to debating the virality of the team’s respective efforts.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 June 2025
Investors and economic policymakers pore over surveys like these, which can help gauge economic conditions sooner than official government data can.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Wirtz’s Quick Adaptation As with every target, Liverpool will have done tonnes of homework on Wirtz, poring over all the data.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Fans pore over the dates, outlets feverishly rank the best and worst schedule breaks, and there are Reddit threads dedicated to debating the virality of the team’s respective efforts.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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