pore over

phrasal verb

pored over; poring over; pores over

: to read or study (something) very carefully

He pored over the map for hours.

Examples of pore over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Uncovering their fortunes required us to pore over thousands of Securities and Exchange Commission documents, court filings, probate records and news articles. —Matt Durot, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Analysts like him would pore over positive duplicates of negatives, examining them under a micro-stereoscope to see sites in three dimensions. —Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

Leafing through this album was like poring over beloved relics from my fashion-magazine-loving youth. —Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025

After every Monday during the 2025 regular season, Jon Runyan, NFL vice president of policy and rules administration, and league office assistants pore over game film for potential rule violations before using CBA guidelines to determine subsequent disciplinary action. —Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for pore over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover