Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwell (on)
Verb
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In her conversation with Interview, Peters pondered whether the next Great American Novelist could be trans.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Here are some points to ponder over based on the insights from this emerging research.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The rugged and brooding Cody is pulled out of the shadows of his past by Ali, a free-spirited cowgirl.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Murr uses for paper the draft pages of a biography about a struggling brooding composer named Johannes Kreisler; Murr comes off as the less ridiculous and more emotionally healthy of the two.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Dwell (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwell%20%28on%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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