Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwell (on)
Verb
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EBay’s board is now pondering GameStop’s offer.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 May 2026 -
The sequence left us pondering our pet cats and, for good measure, our worst selves.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The production, directed with the brooding fluidity that is David Cromer’s calling card, is most alive in the evolving dynamic between Nick and Jacki, whose romance happens by degrees then all at once before reality intervenes and the criminal justice bureaucracy grinds to a halt.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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And, even to this day, the dark and brooding aesthetic holds up beautifully.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Dwell (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwell%20%28on%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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