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dwell (up)on someone or something

to remain on the [important] subject of someone or something for a long time. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I can't dwell upon this subject anymore. There is no need to dwell on Sarah further.

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109-120) First of all the deathless gods who dwell on Olympus made a golden race of mortal men who lived in the time of Cronos when he was reigning in heaven. Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context When I came to the seventh verse she interrupted me, and, with needless apologies for such a liberty, desired me to read it very slowly, that she might take it all in, and dwell on every word; hoping I would excuse her, as she was but a 'simple body. Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context The negro reined in his impatient steeds, and time was given Elizabeth to dwell on a scene which was so rapidly altering under the hands of man, that it only resembled in its outlines the picture she had so often studied with delight in childhood. The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context			dumb dummy dummy up dump dump load dump on dumped on dumps dun for dunk dunk into dust dust bunny dust off dust out dust pants dutch Dutch auction Dutch courage Dutch treat Dutch uncle duty duty bound duty bound to dwell dwell on dwindle away dyed-in-the-wool dying dying to do dying to know each each to own eager eager beaver eagle eagle eye ear earful early early bird early on Early ripe, early rotten Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise earmark for earn earn brownie points earn keep earn spurs earn stripes ears are flapping			dweeb dweebier dweebier dweebiest dweebiest dweebish dweebish Dweebs Dweebs dweeby dweeby DWEER dweet DWEF DWEG Dweight Eisenhower DWEJ DWEKD DWEL dwell dwell dwell dwell dwell dwell dwell dwell angle dwell at/on dwell in dwell in an ivory tower dwell on dwell permanently Dwell Point dwell software Dwell Sounding dwell time dwell time dwell time dwell times dwell times dwell together dwell upon dwell upon dwell upon Dwell-Time Code Acquisition dwelled dwelled dwelled dwelled dwelled on dwelled on dwelled on dwelled upon dwelled upon dwelled upon dweller dweller dweller dweller Dweller (Banks) Dweller at the Threshold

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