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

dwelled (on or upon)

verb

variants or dwelt (on or upon)

past tense of dwell (on or upon)

as in paid (up)

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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From as early as April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasized the importance of ensuring that the country’s energy and infrastructure facilities are fully operational and reliably protected for the next heating season.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
While recent observations sparked excitement over possible biosignature gases, subsequent analyses have emphasized that no evidence of extraterrestrial life has been confirmed.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

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