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as in pondering
to give serious and careful thought to
the committee will probably pore over the results of the study for a long time before making their decision
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as in reading
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he pored over the textbook for hours in preparation for the test
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“Poring (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poring%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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