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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
Verb
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Back then, the American economy surged as businesses became more productive, unemployment tumbled and inflation remained in check.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Shojinaga has remained behind bars since then, according to jail records.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Siidam was born at the Sacramento Zoo and lived all of her 38 years of life there.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Alawi faith is a branch of Shi’a Islam that traces its origins to the early Islamic period and the teachings of Ibn Nusayr, a Shi’a scholar who lived and worked in what is now northern Iraq during the late eighth and early ninth centuries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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At least 1,000 Americans and family members of Americans resided in and wished to depart Gaza in October 2023, according to a State Department briefing at the time, while around 45,000 to 60,000 Palestinian Americans lived in the West Bank, Reuters reported in July 2023.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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Robert Anderson, the lead detective on the case, got the copies, one of which was a letter that Friedmann had addressed to a relative of his by marriage, Greg Hall (no relation to the sheriff), a handyman who lived in a Nashville apartment complex where Friedmann had once resided.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Gaither waited for hours in long lines as the situation grew more uncertain.—
Timia Cobb
Breaking News Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Rodgers ultimately waited until June to join the Steelers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Dwelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwelled. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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