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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwell (on)
Verb
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As Mary’s family attempts to rally around the Downton heiress, Robert (Hugh Bonneville) and Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) are navigating their way through more financial strife, with those downstairs also left to ponder what the future holds for aristocratic homes like theirs.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Brendan McDermid | Reuters After Swedish payments group Klarna’s $17 billion initial public offering, investors are pondering which big fintech name will be the next to go public.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Conrad embodies the archetype of intense and brooding depth with all the emotional highs.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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At best, brooding enantiornithines would have been able to make only partial contact with their eggs, resulting in poorer heat transfer and slower development of the embryo.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Dwell (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwell%20%28on%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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