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dwelt on

verb as in linger over; be engrossed in

verb as in linger

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At Lake Tahoe’s Kings Beach on Wednesday, though, colleagues and admirers dwelt on her capacity to keep the lake’s restoration at the top of the federal government’s mind.

Anne Frank and her family are mentioned but not dwelt on at length — a touch that feels of a piece with McQueen’s expansive, egalitarian sensibility.

We have these little moments of — and they’re not dwelt on — the scars on the back, the story of the mother, the sister, the relationship with the brother.

Charles’s words were a striking contrast to the queen’s, which dwelt on her Christian faith in her Christmas messages.

In the "risk assessment" part of its statement explaining its latest rate hike last week, the European Central Bank dwelt on various threats to the region's outlook, starting with the Ukraine war.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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