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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
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
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
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
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Colin Gray has remained behind bars since his arrest a day after the shooting.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Several lanes of the highway remained closed Saturday afternoon while authorities cleared the scene.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Paperwork from the divorce showed Robert Dorgan lived at the time in Jacksonville, Florida, and was working as a truck driver.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Kim and James Ratcliff have lived next to the property for 25 years and said that WVMA is not following the rules of its current conditional use permit.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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These microbes stayed consistent.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Bessette Kennedy began her professional career working for the venerable American designer and stayed at the fashion house until 1996.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
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Another key filming location is the historic town of Haworth in West Yorkshire, also known as Brontë Country, where the Brontës once resided.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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At the time, the CHA was the target of criticism for the conditions in its housing projects, where Black Chicagoans predominantly resided.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Qasem Awad has waited for more than a year for his son’s killer to be brought to justice.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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After Harvey, communities waited years for recovery funds while the feds flagged problems with how Texas managed the money.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Dwelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwelled. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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