spoored

past tense of spoor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoored
Verb
  • Jake followed in his parents' footsteps and pursued a career in acting.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • He was pursued by NHL teams, with the Oilers winning the player.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Seahawks players ran down into the end zone and recovered the ball for a touchdown.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Exactly the opposite of what’s happened in losing two one-score games to start this season; each was marked by turns that had them two scores down into the middle of the fourth quarter and ultimately just on the outside looking in as time ran down.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cole – playing his first game in a ballpark with three levels, mind you – tracked the ball to the wall, leaped, and robbed Olson of his 24th home run of the year.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Cubs had tracked Soroka’s velocity dip in Washington, and calculated that a few minor mechanical adjustments plus elite team defense could equal a higher level of performance.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While the Dell still trailed the Acer, the gap was narrower than in the CPU tests.
    Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Minnesota had trailed by 17 points in the third quarter but, through a combination of tough shot-making and spirited defense, was able to claw its way back into the game.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Antifa supporters were involved in the Black Lives Matter protests that surged in 2020 after then-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd during an arrest on May 25 of that year.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Strikes have leveled high-rise buildings across the city and killed dozens in recent days as the Israeli military prepared to move in on the ground.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Offshore wind projects have high initial costs, in large part because of limited supply chains and high inflation rates that have dogged the entire US economy for several years.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Illustration by Newsweek Olivet University sits at the center of the legal troubles that have dogged Jang's disciples for the past decade.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In late August, footage emerged captured by a drone slamming into the 50-year-old radio telescope.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • One of the WorldView Legion satellites also captured imagery of China's ShiJian-26 satellite in June.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Spoored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoored. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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