DWELL (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

dwell (on or upon)

verb

as in to emphasize

to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely she was always dwelling on past insults and snubs, both real and imagined

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In Philadelphia, police emphasized that the false submission did not compromise department systems or interfere with homicide investigations.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Bajaria emphasizes that the focus is on developing regional and language-specific hits and to seed franchises that keep subscribers engaged.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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