dwells (on or upon)

Definition of dwells (on or upon)next
present tense third-person singular of dwell (on or upon)
as in emphasizes
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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emphasizes
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  • Tensor said the system emphasizes contextual understanding rather than simple object detection, allowing the AI to adapt to complex and unpredictable real-world driving conditions.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Samsung emphasizes that Brain Health is not intended to diagnose medical conditions.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Dwells (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwells%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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