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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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 The people around you may reveal where your enthusiasm belongs next.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
The most prolific duo in franchise history belongs on this list somewhere.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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And now, the newest update about Hilton’s situation pertains to his finances.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
The document, which largely pertains to the district’s use of school resource officers, states that Flock cameras will be on campus for at least two years and were installed at no cost to the school district.

— Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2026

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His interview with O’Donnell relates his story—a faulty parachute, a tough crash, a long bloody hike, and survival until he was rescued by an American plane—in a genuinely moving way.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Most of the funding gap relates specifically to weapons purchases, Zelensky said, and future financing for Ukraine could come in the form of deals for sharing technology and joint drone production.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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For the collection, the mill applies a special cleaning process to cotton that removes 80 percent of impurities.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
The California Department of Education clarified that a waiver the district received only applies to the 80% staffing rule and does not extend the three-year spending deadline, meaning unexpended funds revert to the state.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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In his extensive writings, Lee refers almost exclusively to abstract artists.

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Total testosterone is the entire amount of testosterone circulating in the body, both bound and unbound to proteins and is biologically active, while free testosterone refers only to the hormone not bound to proteins and is biologically active.

— Luis Martinez, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

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