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as in remains
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 dwells
Samba Jean-Baptiste’s music dwells in the semi-sublime state of being bored and stoned.
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Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
What was intriguing about this was the fact that the TDE occurred around 10,000 light-years away from the center of this galaxy, where its supermassive black hole dwells.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The Road dares us to believe that something, or someone, dwells within us—an unquenchable flame that burns but does not consume.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Familiar character Tony Tony Chopper (voiced by Mikaela Hoover) dwells here.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
What was intriguing about this was the fact that the TDE occurred around 10,000 light-years away from the center of this galaxy, where its supermassive black hole dwells.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The Road dares us to believe that something, or someone, dwells within us—an unquenchable flame that burns but does not consume.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Familiar character Tony Tony Chopper (voiced by Mikaela Hoover) dwells here.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwells
Verb
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What Hilton is right about California’s population is highly concentrated, while much of the state’s land remains rural or undeveloped.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Burrow has dealt with injuries throughout his career but remains one of the premier talents at the position when healthy.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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According to his Instagram page, Lane still resides in Florida and works in the carnival circuit.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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His skill level is so vast, but that skill resides in a body seemingly breaking down by the day.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Travelers can book no-phone retreats across Bali, Montana, the Bahamas, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Canada and Costa Rica, with options ranging from silent meditation stays to ultra-remote wilderness resorts reachable only by floatplane.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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This delightful herb-forward hummus stays fresh in the fridge up to 3 days.—
Shelly Westerhausen Worcel,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
Verb
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But strip away the drama, and what you’re left with is a genuine repricing of where enterprise software value actually lives.—
Joel Hron,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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There's no health to monitor or lives to count, and very rarely any kind of fail state.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
Verb
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That is why the NBA waits until August, well after free agency, to release its schedule.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Outside Lost Girls Vintage on Chicago’s Division Street, a trolley waits to shuttle shoppers between independent vintage stores across the city.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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“Dwells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwells. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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