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as in stayed
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
Levine Cava contends the helicopter budget has always belonged within the Fire Rescue department, which provides the pilots and maintains the choppers.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Amy Coney Barrett weighs in Justice Amy Coney Barrett said part of the case could stay with the judge while the rest belonged in the Court of Federal Claims, highlighting the inability of the justices themselves to agree on an approach.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The Miami mayor scoffed that salami belonged on pizza (debatable).
—Carlos Frías, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
But the win belonged solely to Alcaraz.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The user—who claimed to be a diehard Doja fan—suggested that her work belonged outside of Hip-Hop’s critical discussions.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The streets belonged as much to students, feminists, merchants, liberals, and industrial workers as to clerics.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Amy Coney Barrett weighs in Justice Amy Coney Barrett said part of the case could stay with the judge while the rest belonged in the Court of Federal Claims, highlighting the inability of the justices themselves to agree on an approach.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The Miami mayor scoffed that salami belonged on pizza (debatable).
—Carlos Frías, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
But the win belonged solely to Alcaraz.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The user—who claimed to be a diehard Doja fan—suggested that her work belonged outside of Hip-Hop’s critical discussions.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The streets belonged as much to students, feminists, merchants, liberals, and industrial workers as to clerics.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belonged
Verb
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Even as hiring slowed last month, the average length of the workweek stayed steady.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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He was invited to Sandy Springs on a press trip and stayed at the Hyatt House Atlanta / Perimeter Center, which USA TODAY toured separately.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The documents pertained to four separate incidents that occurred between 2022 and 2024.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Because of that, great stock is placed on the pictures and videos that are taken with a smartphone.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The board placed the task of arts grants distribution into the hands of the Parks and Culture Committee and decided to transition its distribution formula to one that divided the total pot of arts funding allocated in the county budget equally among all qualified groups, Tarantino said.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Belonged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belonged. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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