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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Disputes accumulate on talk pages over phrasing, sourcing, whether a subject belongs at all, with many never resolving.

— Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Until the meters speak, the million-barrel sentence belongs in quotation marks.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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That pertains with or without the presence of breast milk, the TSA specifies.

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
There are examples of this sort of thing across college athletics, where players try to avoid paying a buyout that pertains to their previous school.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

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The Bible relates the remarkable transformation of Saul of Tarsus – at one time a violent persecutor of Christians – who became a powerful teacher-by-example of love and peace.

— Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
This formula relates directly to the cash generation that is available to be paid to the company’s shareholders and debtholders.

— Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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The measure applies to residential properties valued at more than $1 million, depending on the type of property, that are not the owner’s primary residence.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
The same discipline applies one level up, to the model providers themselves.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of applies

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For those asylum applicants reviewed by USCIS, the officer usually adjudicates the case or refers it to an immigration judge.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
StubHub also pays hefty fees to Andro to help sell and service inventory and refers other resellers to an affiliate of the fund that offers financing for bulk ticket sales.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 July 2026

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