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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There was a lot to pore over tactically, but the head coach found a post-match conversation with Sky Sports cut short when Ed Sheeran popped up to greet Jamie Redknapp. —

Carl Anka, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 The memories of poring over catalogs from Sears-Roebuck, J.C. Penney or Montgomery Ward are priceless. —

Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024 On subreddits dedicated to Luigi Mangione, tens of thousands of followers pore over the links between the man who allegedly shot the CEO of United Healthcare and the number 286. —

David Gilbert, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024 Piñeyro, poring over the logs, saw that on December 14 the Skyvan flew for three hours and ten minutes, making no stops before returning to base. —

Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pore over