dwell on/upon
phrasal verb
dwelled on/upon or dwelt on/upon; dwelling on/upon; dwells on/upon
: to think or talk about (something) for a long time
There is no need to dwell on the past.
Don't dwell upon your mistakes.
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His key lesson is that losing is part of the journey—don’t dwell on it.
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Tom Dunlop, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Eulogies will probably dwell on a humble peanut farmer turned president, a tireless humanitarian, a striving and sometimes flawed man.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Some of the most poignant parts of this feature dwell on the program teaching compassion and kindness to these still-malleable minds watching in times of national crisis, with non-patronizing episodes on homelessness, poverty, war and the devastating aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The novel doesn't exactly dwell on the savage moments, but the cruel acts experienced and the aftermath are more clearly depicted.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Tom Dunlop, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Eulogies will probably dwell on a humble peanut farmer turned president, a tireless humanitarian, a striving and sometimes flawed man.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Some of the most poignant parts of this feature dwell on the program teaching compassion and kindness to these still-malleable minds watching in times of national crisis, with non-patronizing episodes on homelessness, poverty, war and the devastating aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The novel doesn't exactly dwell on the savage moments, but the cruel acts experienced and the aftermath are more clearly depicted.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Dwell on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwell%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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