Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwell (on)
Verb
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The Rafael Devers blockbuster is probably the biggest deal that will go down, but the temptation is there to ponder other earthshaking possibilities, no matter how remote.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 July 2025 -
Viewing the team’s three-year stint here as an audition of sorts, officials have pondered if the local enthusiasm for baseball could help prove the Sacramento region as a welcome home for MLB.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
Verb
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The painting is impressive, a dark brooding depiction of a flash of light across the night sky apparently based on Church’s real-life sighting of the celestial phenomenon.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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Molly Gordon’s effervescent Claire is lovely and, honestly, perfect for heavy, brooding Carmy, but their meeting can also come off as a little too Garden State for some, with the pair’s manic pixie relationship teetering just on the line of being overly saccharine.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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“Dwell (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwell%20%28on%29. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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