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as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France
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Recent Examples of dwell
In the heat of the day, desert-dwelling snakes will retreat into shade or rodent burrows to shield themselves from the scorching sun.
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John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Cockburn has also finished his bachelor’s degree and tries to dwell more on the good in life than the bad.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
This would be an ideal feeding ground for the crocodiles dwelling beneath the lake’s surface.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Losing to Georgia Tech was a tough way to start the season, but the Buffaloes can't dwell on the loss.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Cockburn has also finished his bachelor’s degree and tries to dwell more on the good in life than the bad.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
This would be an ideal feeding ground for the crocodiles dwelling beneath the lake’s surface.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Losing to Georgia Tech was a tough way to start the season, but the Buffaloes can't dwell on the loss.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwell
Verb
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Spoon batter into pan, smooth top, and sprinkle streusel and remaining pecans.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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After defeating the Twins, the Royals remained just a game behind the Seattle Mariners (74-68) for the third and final wild-card spot.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Many channels claim to show eclipses live, but just use old footage from past events.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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On its western shore in the town of Gardone Riviera, Grand Hotel Fasano is a living piece of history.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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He was not bound by law to stay.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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LeBron James stayed silent this week as controversy swirled around him over a piece in a Chinese state-run newspaper with his byline that appeared on Monday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the summer of 2024, hundreds of people gathered in Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park in Council Grove, KS–about 80 miles southwest of Lawrence–a park owned by Kaw Nation that includes one of the three Kaw villages where Kanza people resided from the 1840s to 1872.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The film was backed by Luxembourg and France, has French producers, and Panahi resides in Paris four months a year.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter published their accounts, which included one woman’s claim that the actor waited for her outside of a restroom and forcefully pushed her against a wall and kissed her.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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On its opening day, multiple patients from UHI made the short walk across Fisherman Street to the big blue bus to wait for their names to be called.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Dwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwell. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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