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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwell (on)
Verb
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Leaders and others in these communities have often spoken out against violence as a solution, while warning that pondering existential and nightmarish scenarios can overwhelm and destabilize vulnerable people.—
St. John Barned-Smith,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Scientific American caught up with Corey—actually writers Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck—to ponder frighteningly realistic extraterrestrial invasions, changing concepts of personhood, weird alien societies and the terror of tenure-track research.—
Sarah Lewin Frasier,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some scholars say one brooding figure is Michelangelo.—
Martha Teichner,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Angry swans brood and colorful birds perch atop old cages.—
Karen Burshtein,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Dwell (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwell%20%28on%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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