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or dwelt
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as in remained
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
Flock said his program graduated a dozen seniors from last year’s finalist squad and hasn’t dwelled on its outcome during its current playoff run.
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Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
The Athletic’s Arsenal podcast, Handbrake Off, has dwelled repeatedly on style, a season-long gnaw.
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Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Ancient Mayans later believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
Ancient Mayans believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
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Ryan Brennan
april 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
Few people dwelled on the fact that many of the paintings Americans now celebrated had arrived in Washington only because another nation, in a moment of economic desperation, had parted with its cultural treasures.
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Alicja Zelazko,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
16 Mar. 2026
The famed Indian Gardens in Oak Creek Canyon are evidence the Yavapais and Apaches once grew food and dwelled in the cool upper lands.
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Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
These moments arrived and departed quickly, acknowledged but never dwelled upon.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2026
This star dwelled in the galaxy 2MFGC 13525, located around 320 million light-years away from Earth.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2026
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
The Athletic’s Arsenal podcast, Handbrake Off, has dwelled repeatedly on style, a season-long gnaw.
—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Ancient Mayans later believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
Ancient Mayans believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
—
Ryan Brennan
april 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
Few people dwelled on the fact that many of the paintings Americans now celebrated had arrived in Washington only because another nation, in a moment of economic desperation, had parted with its cultural treasures.
—
Alicja Zelazko,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
16 Mar. 2026
The famed Indian Gardens in Oak Creek Canyon are evidence the Yavapais and Apaches once grew food and dwelled in the cool upper lands.
—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
27 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwelled
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Opponents remained against the bill even after the recent changes.
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Residents said the latest delay is especially frustrating because the pool also remained closed for much of last summer after a water line ruptured while it was being filled.
Verb
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That obviously had a lot of consequences for the Native Americans who lived there.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has lived at the home for more than four decades, according to the listing held by Keller Williams Everett's Jeannette Harpole.
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The format for Solid Sound has stayed the same for years now, a reliable framework that Tweedy and his bandmates, friends, and family fill out with endless variety.
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That's when witnesses called 911, and the neighbor stayed at the scene to be interviewed by homicide detectives, officials confirmed.
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This means the exoplanet originally resided safely outside the red dwarf’s diameter.
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Employees increasingly have access to information that once resided primarily with leaders.
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Donors waited as long as two and a half hours to drop off supplies, creating what appeared to be an organized, human assembly line.
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On the same pitch earlier, South Africa labored past Bangladesh by four wickets and waited for India's fate.
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“Dwelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwelled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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