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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After the game, Green implored his players not to dwell on their success too long.
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Second, do not dwell on emotions or thoughts; executives should recall moments of genuine happiness to access their authentic power.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
There have been plenty of new opportunities to dwell on society’s love affair with authoritarianism since Bong finished writing the script for Mickey 17 in September 2021, a year and a half after the history-making Best Picture win of his last feature, Parasite.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Rather than dwell on this possibility, or call for a halt to further investments until the federal funding picture resolves, supervisors instead took turns bidding Bergmann farewell and welcoming acting director Nadia Privara.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Second, do not dwell on emotions or thoughts; executives should recall moments of genuine happiness to access their authentic power.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
There have been plenty of new opportunities to dwell on society’s love affair with authoritarianism since Bong finished writing the script for Mickey 17 in September 2021, a year and a half after the history-making Best Picture win of his last feature, Parasite.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Rather than dwell on this possibility, or call for a halt to further investments until the federal funding picture resolves, supervisors instead took turns bidding Bergmann farewell and welcoming acting director Nadia Privara.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dwell on/upon
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“Dwell on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwell%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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