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  • past participle of dwell.
  • past tense form of dwell.
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dwelt

[dwelt] / dwɛlt /


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Not only can their arrival time suggest that they dwelt with other particles for a negative amount of time, but if one asks those other particles, they will corroborate the story.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

On average, their eyes dwelt on their screen for longer when the language was angry and emotive.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Although the globe's top financiers dwelt little on the conflict, speaking about topics such as artificial intelligence, the economic fallout of war combined with record debts as rates rise created a bleak backdrop.

From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023

For as the year went on his thoughts of his friend spiraled deeper until he dwelt only with the Antonapoulos whom he alone could know.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers


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