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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The scholarship suggests that statelessness is less an administrative oversight than a consequence of the ways states define who belongs.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 24 July 2026
The only other movie that belongs in the conversation is Project Hail Mary.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 July 2026

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Among some of the topics of conversation were the Mustangs' bevy of offensive and defensive coordinators as well as the parity within the conference and how that pertains to the College Football Playoff picture.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
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

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Southampton were additionally given a four-point deduction that applies to the upcoming season in the Championship.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The same caution applies to joint credit cards, where closing the account may require paying off the outstanding balance first.

— Ashley Lynch July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

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Broadway refers specifically to the 41 professional theaters located in the Theater District near Times Square in New York City, each with a minimum of 500 seats.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
The next justice to receive the application always refers it to the full court.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026

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