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as in went
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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Recent Examples of belonged
The fans reveled in the rally, the thrashing of Goliath, the awareness that this World Series pitted two foes who belonged on the same field.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
On Sunday, several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous museum in Paris, cracking open display cases and stealing jewelry that once belonged Emperor Napoleon I and his second wife, Empress Marie-Louise, according to officials.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
The judge had asked the three companies to explain why the case belonged in the Fort Worth court.
—Dan Mangan,josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Stunted palm trees that belonged elsewhere, a distance too great to name.
—Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
In March, hundreds of people were killed during a crackdown on the Alawite sect – to which Assad belonged – in the western city of Latakia, and in April, clashes broke out between pro-government armed forces and Druze militias.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
But over the last several years, the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) category has belonged increasingly to stand-up comedy specials.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Levine Cava contends the helicopter budget has always belonged within the Fire Rescue department, which provides the pilots and maintains the choppers.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
On Sunday, several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous museum in Paris, cracking open display cases and stealing jewelry that once belonged Emperor Napoleon I and his second wife, Empress Marie-Louise, according to officials.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
The judge had asked the three companies to explain why the case belonged in the Fort Worth court.
—Dan Mangan,josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Stunted palm trees that belonged elsewhere, a distance too great to name.
—Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
In March, hundreds of people were killed during a crackdown on the Alawite sect – to which Assad belonged – in the western city of Latakia, and in April, clashes broke out between pro-government armed forces and Druze militias.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
But over the last several years, the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) category has belonged increasingly to stand-up comedy specials.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Levine Cava contends the helicopter budget has always belonged within the Fire Rescue department, which provides the pilots and maintains the choppers.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belonged
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Against the Canucks, the Wild’s league-worst penalty kill (which had given goals on five of the previous six opposing power plays) went 3 for 3 in large part because of big blocks by Brodin, Matt Boldy and Rossi and Gustavsson making five saves.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s contest between the Dodgers and Yankees, however, had more heft in the nation’s largest TV market even though that series only went five games.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Nevertheless, the process exposed evidence that pertained to him.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Chatbots are known to validate users’ obsessions and delusions, and most of the litigation around this phenomenon has so far pertained to self-harm, as in the suits Jain has brought against OpenAI and Character Technologies.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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After their escape, the Yemassee macaques stayed close to the facility, snatching at the apples that surrounded the traps and cooing at the troop members who remained behind the fence.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Shane McClanahan has missed two straight seasons with injuries, but the rest of the rotation stayed healthy this year, and some young players emerged (as so often happens with this team).—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Hamlin, then went to pit for four new tires while Hendrick Motorsports’ Larson only got two which placed him in fifth position ahead of Hamlin, who was in 10th.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The officers have been placed on administrative leave while internal affairs conducts an investigation, per policy, police said in the release.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Belonged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belonged. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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