Thesaurus results for APPERTAINING

appertaining

verb

present participle of appertain

as in belonging

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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Relevance

as in relating

to have a relation or connection list some of the things appertaining to public health

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Below, Forbes Coaches Council members share ways leaders can help employees navigate difficult life events while preserving their dignity, privacy and sense of belonging.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Brandwave Marketing founder Dan Macaulay said technical products such as sports watches, backpacks and reusable water bottles had become lifestyle signifiers, communicating identity and belonging as much as practical utility.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026

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Conflict with Indigenous peoples on the Maine frontier had sent traumatized refugees into the region, relating horror stories of attacks on their homes.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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The company declined to comment on this story, but referenced chief executive officer Elliott Hill’s first-quarter fiscal-year 2027 earnings call comments pertaining to making Air Jordans more limited.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
Anyone with information pertaining to the suspect is asked to contact KPD at (360)423-1270.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

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That provision could increase financial penalties for businesses applying individualized pricing across large customer groups.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
The Problem Expertise develops through applying knowledge, facing consequences and adjusting when an approach fails.

— Hani Assi, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026

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