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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
Laqueur’s book dwells on the way that canines often function in art—as seers of things that people miss.
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Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Kenneth Tam’s video work dwells with a community of taxi-drivers struggling with the erosion of their trade in the wake of rideshare apps.
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Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
Curiously, the book also dwells little on Monroe’s own literary ambitions.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
It’s caused by a parasite, Cytauxzoon felis, that dwells in a species of tick known as the Lone Star tick − named for a single white dot on the backs of adult females.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Familiar character Tony Tony Chopper (voiced by Mikaela Hoover) dwells here.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Kenneth Tam’s video work dwells with a community of taxi-drivers struggling with the erosion of their trade in the wake of rideshare apps.
—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
Curiously, the book also dwells little on Monroe’s own literary ambitions.
—
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
It’s caused by a parasite, Cytauxzoon felis, that dwells in a species of tick known as the Lone Star tick − named for a single white dot on the backs of adult females.
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
Samba Jean-Baptiste’s music dwells in the semi-sublime state of being bored and stoned.
—
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
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But the fear of being snatched by ICE agents remains, Neel said.
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But much of the repressive and corrupt structure in place during Maduro’s reign remains, with no concrete date set for democratic presidential elections.
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Freeman’s pops, Super Bowl XXXI-winning wide receiver Antonio Freeman as a member of the Green Bay Packers, ran out of Seattle 31-10 winners over the Seahawks in 1996 when the wideout hauled in seven receptions and two touchdowns at the old Kingdome, which used to sit where Lumen Field resides now.
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If home is where the heart is, then the front porch is where the soul resides.
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The partner who honors their own limits stays honest.
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Offer a raincheck so your energy returns and goodwill stays intact.
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According to Silva, who lives near Comala, the restaurants worth noting here are Cuaxiote, De La Suerte, and Hacienda Pascual Nogueras with chef Alan Ramos.
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Heston is at his most gleefully cynical as Robert Thorn, a police detective who lives and works in a New York City decimated by environmental deterioration and dwindling resources.
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
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The last possibility is the one that strains the current regulatory approach, in which the government waits for a technology to settle before studying its effects and writing rules around them.
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“Dwells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwells. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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