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Recent Examples of belong
This inexcusable violence belongs nowhere in a civilized society.
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Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
But remember, not everything belongs in an overhead.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Johnson’s candidacy represents a signal to Hollywood’s willingness to expand its definition of who belongs in the Oscar conversation.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, all items containing lithium metal or lithium-ion batteries, along with spares or uninstalled batteries, belong in carry-on baggage, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
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Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
But remember, not everything belongs in an overhead.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Johnson’s candidacy represents a signal to Hollywood’s willingness to expand its definition of who belongs in the Oscar conversation.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, all items containing lithium metal or lithium-ion batteries, along with spares or uninstalled batteries, belong in carry-on baggage, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belong
Verb
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He was not bound by law to stay.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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LeBron James stayed silent this week as controversy swirled around him over a piece in a Chinese state-run newspaper with his byline that appeared on Monday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Across the eastern Baltic states (an area pertaining to modern-day Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), there are even more examples of broken tools in Stone Age burials.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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The list pertains to jerseys officially licensed by the NFL Players Association.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lucky went 1,500 days in the shelter without being adopted, then everything changed.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Belong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belong. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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