appertained

past tense of appertain
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as in belonged
to be the property of a person or group of persons the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States

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Verb
  • Stunted palm trees that belonged elsewhere, a distance too great to name.
    Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The first drive of the second half belonged mostly to Wisner, who picked up 43 yards on six touches to get the Longhorns in the red zone for their go-ahead score.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More than 75% of people booked into ICE custody in fiscal year 2025 had no criminal conviction other than an immigration or traffic-related offense, according to ICE records from October through the end of May.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The case of the tropical disease is believed to be locally acquired, not travel related.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nevertheless, the process exposed evidence that pertained to him.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Chatbots are known to validate users’ obsessions and delusions, and most of the litigation around this phenomenon has so far pertained to self-harm, as in the suits Jain has brought against OpenAI and Character Technologies.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • They are applied deep in the soil to form a barrier around the home and kill any termites that pass through it.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • As societies industrialized, scientists applied their understanding of perception to enhance that fog.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When reached Sunday evening, a family member referred back to the statement.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Horowitz eventually criminally referred Comey to the DOJ for his conduct, but the agency decided not to prosecute.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Appertained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertained. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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