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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Finding expressive visual moments is challenging whether embedding with a subject and shooting verite footage or poring over an archive.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
How’s that for one-stop shopping? SELF’s team of sleep product testers has pored over the best mattresses on Amazon and scoped out the prime deals and values for top-of-the-line options.
—Jasmine Seales, SELF, 24 June 2024
After poring over the 5,000-word piece, he was relieved by the omission: No good could come from being anointed a member of this A-list tribe of enfants terribles.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 June 2024
The travel news website Upgraded Points pored over data about how much legroom is on each of the big U.S. airlines and ranked them.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 June 2024
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
How’s that for one-stop shopping? SELF’s team of sleep product testers has pored over the best mattresses on Amazon and scoped out the prime deals and values for top-of-the-line options.
—Jasmine Seales, SELF, 24 June 2024
After poring over the 5,000-word piece, he was relieved by the omission: No good could come from being anointed a member of this A-list tribe of enfants terribles.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 June 2024
The travel news website Upgraded Points pored over data about how much legroom is on each of the big U.S. airlines and ranked them.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 June 2024
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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