Thesaurus results for APPERTAINS

appertains

verb

present tense third-person singular of appertain

as in belongs

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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as in pertains

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

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What is being built today belongs in the same category as the electrical grid and the internet.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
If a project or conversation feels sensitive, pause and choose what belongs in the open and what still needs privacy.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

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Starting next month, the law will prohibit the sale of any food product that isn’t labeled with either phrase — this pertains to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2026.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
The arguments stem from a pretrial motion in which Judge Weeks directed that testimony be limited to only what pertains to the charge at hand, involving the retaliation against James Saulter.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

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This article was generated by the CA Earthquake Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
The planning commission applies the law during its approval process.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

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The next justice to receive the application always refers it to the full court.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026
The internal affairs investigator determines whether the matter is administrative or criminal, and, if the matter is criminal, refers it to an outside agency for more investigation.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

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