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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 dwelled
But Ramirez never dwelled on it.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
These moments arrived and departed quickly, acknowledged but never dwelled upon.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
This star dwelled in the galaxy 2MFGC 13525, located around 320 million light-years away from Earth.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
The 2022 third-round pick dwelled on his future while rookie linebacker Jihaad Campbell, the team’s first-round pick in 2025, gathered his things in the neighboring stall.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The Acjachemen people dwelled for 10,000 years on land that stretched from Long Beach to the north, Las Pulgas to the south, and Temecula to the east, said Chris Lobo, who has ancestral ties to the Juaneño, Luiseno and Diegueño tribes.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Jahn seems to have dwelled in a similar milieu.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Safety is mentioned, but not dwelled upon.
—Diana Spehar, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Brando, the owner of an atoll in Tahiti, where his family dwelled, had become the beggar of Hollywood, who had to feed on crumbs.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
These moments arrived and departed quickly, acknowledged but never dwelled upon.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
This star dwelled in the galaxy 2MFGC 13525, located around 320 million light-years away from Earth.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
The 2022 third-round pick dwelled on his future while rookie linebacker Jihaad Campbell, the team’s first-round pick in 2025, gathered his things in the neighboring stall.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The Acjachemen people dwelled for 10,000 years on land that stretched from Long Beach to the north, Las Pulgas to the south, and Temecula to the east, said Chris Lobo, who has ancestral ties to the Juaneño, Luiseno and Diegueño tribes.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Jahn seems to have dwelled in a similar milieu.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Safety is mentioned, but not dwelled upon.
—Diana Spehar, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Brando, the owner of an atoll in Tahiti, where his family dwelled, had become the beggar of Hollywood, who had to feed on crumbs.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwelled
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The bugbears of this season — wasting promising chances (though Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce deserves credit for many of those) and some vulnerability to counter-attacks — remained.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Buss trusted his instincts and went for it, the enlistment of Riley fashioning a culture that remained strong until the death of Buss in 2013.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Pierce County court records show that a woman who lived at the address last May obtained a one-year protection order against her 32-year-old son.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Most of these people have lived there before.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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They got married at the golden hour and stayed until late to shoot photos, their shadows beneath a stream of stars.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Wakeland continued to trail in the final quarter but stayed close with solid defense and clutch baskets by Cavin and Epps to set up the game’s thrilling final minute.—
Robert Thomas,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The real trophy, meanwhile, had resided in a safe that had once belonged to Mulvihill’s grandfather, a Depression-era banker.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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The group of women, most of whom resided near California, were reportedly seasoned backcountry skiers.—
Bonny Chu , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Her embryo was still in Nadiya, having waited for her for three years.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Several lawyers said many more companies around the globe are likely to join the suits, having waited until the ruling to not draw unwanted attention from the White House.—
Arriana McLymore,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dwelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwelled. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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