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as in to remain
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 dwell
Hospitality companies should prioritize creating structures that dwell and age well within their environments.
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Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
But from the Sharks’ standpoint, dwelling on the past is perhaps useless.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Taking this perspective as their way in, Nilson and Schwartz opt for a more hopeful outlook rather than dwell on the real-life bleakness.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead, encourage self-compassion by celebrating progress, acknowledging effort and emphasizing learning from mistakes rather than dwelling on them.
—Stephen Sokoler, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
But from the Sharks’ standpoint, dwelling on the past is perhaps useless.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Taking this perspective as their way in, Nilson and Schwartz opt for a more hopeful outlook rather than dwell on the real-life bleakness.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead, encourage self-compassion by celebrating progress, acknowledging effort and emphasizing learning from mistakes rather than dwelling on them.
—Stephen Sokoler, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwell
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As Alonso remains unsigned and his suitors dwindle, a surprising team could swoop in to sign him.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Some 41,000 people remained under an evacuation order or warning in Los Angeles County on Saturday, the sheriff’s department said.—
Chris Boyette and Michelle Watson,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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However, there is a strain of the fungus that lives without the endosymbiont.—
Molly Herring,
WIRED,
26 Jan. 2025
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Allen and Mahomes put on a show, and this will live up to expectations.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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By focusing on solving real problems, staying audience-centric and balancing data with storytelling, your pitch can go from being just another email in an editor’s inbox to a meaningful headline.—
Marcus Squier,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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More news: For more NBA news and rumors, stay tuned to .—
Ricardo Klein,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Nick Foles, Mark Sanchez and Colin Kaepernick reside in the upper left as outliers whose postseason production on a limited number of starts (six each) far exceeded their modest regular-season performances over many more games.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Located about 1,300 light-years from Earth, these young stars, also known as protostars, reside in a hotbed for star formation: the Orion Nebula, which is the nearest massive star-forming region to Earth and is home to hundreds of newborn stars.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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And while the rookie Jack Doohan, age 22, races alongside Pierre Gasly, Alpine now has as a reserve driver Franco Colapinto, age 21, who competed in nine races for Williams last year, and sits in the wings waiting, just like Bottas at Mercedes.—
Brad Spurgeon,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2025
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That fanned fears that the huge investments into AI by U.S. firms are unwarranted and a bubble waiting to pop.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Dwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwell. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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