Thesaurus results for BELONG

belong

verb

bi-ˈlȯŋ

Definition of belong

as in to stay

to have or be in a usual or proper place your shoes belong in the closet, not in the middle of the living room where people will trip on them

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as in to pertain

to be the property of a person or group of persons those textbooks belong to the school system and not to the students

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Recent Examples of belong On paper, a family of owners was recast as defendants, forced to prove its belonging through years of court appearances, changing attorneys and threats of eviction. — Landon Dais, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Citizenship Is The Starting Point Of America Citizenship is the legal starting point of belonging. — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Deciding who belongs in a competitive category necessarily affects everyone competing for those opportunities. — Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Users already use it to write profiles and draft messages, Sharabi said, which forces dating companies to decide how much of it belongs inside their products. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for belong

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Fireplaces are stocked with fragrant piñon wood, making winter stays especially cozy, while silk covers conceal TVs and handmade Le Creuset dishware keep modern amenities from disrupting the mood.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Ask whether OpenRouter will keep publishing the provider served on each request, and whether provider ordering, price ceilings and exclusions stay under customer control.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of stay

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But Vicki immediately goes past Meredith Marks (disengaging) to Amanda Frances (opening her laptop and working), even as the others try to earn their paychecks by poking at her.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
The search is underway for a person who went missing while jet skiing off the Long Beach coast on Sunday night.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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