DWELLED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

dwelled (on or upon)

verb

variants or dwelt (on or upon)

past tense of dwell (on or upon)

as in paid (up)

to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely she was always dwelling on past insults and snubs, both real and imagined

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Since Craig Breslow took over as chief baseball officer the club has instead emphasized college pitchers, particularly big-bodied flamethrowers out of the SEC.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
And, following his death, Anixter’s family also emphasized just how deeply baseball shaped his life.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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