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as in intimacy
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship
the warm welcome they received from the community gave them a sense of belonging
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as in possession
belongings plural
transportable items that one owns
packed up all their belongings and moved across the country
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as in staying
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 pertaining
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 belonging
Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Neary’s belongings including fur coats, furniture and jewelry were auctioned later that month, with officials charged admission of 50 cents to prevent overcrowding of the apartment.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
While Breez grew up immersed in South Florida boating culture, Gone became interested in what the lifestyle brand reveals about broader ideas of belonging and the balance of power.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
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Noun
The assault that led to her arrest allegedly occurred after Yancey accompanied her partner to the Roxbury home of her partner’s ex-wife, in order to pick up her belongings, according to the police report.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Neary’s belongings including fur coats, furniture and jewelry were auctioned later that month, with officials charged admission of 50 cents to prevent overcrowding of the apartment.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Verb
Venus will also meet with Jupiter in Cancer here, bringing a sweet connection through a friendship or perhaps a deeper sense of belonging in the world.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
While Breez grew up immersed in South Florida boating culture, Gone became interested in what the lifestyle brand reveals about broader ideas of belonging and the balance of power.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belonging
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Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer activates your eighth house of intimacy, shared money and emotional merging, making today powerful for vulnerability, forgiveness and deeper connection.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Speaking of dialogue, Zegna wanted to place an emphasis on intimacy and staying in the moment so personal photography was not permitted inside the party, a rarity for a Los Angeles gathering.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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Portland also dominated on the boards to get extra possessions.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Bruno Fernandes pulls the strings in the final third with the precision of his right foot, Paris Saint-Germain star Vitinha is essential in speeding up circulation in midfield and maintaining possession, and Bernardo Silva is decisive from the right wing, often popping up in unexpected spaces.—
Esteban Campanela,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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The goal is to keep muscles working continuously while the machine adjusts resistance and movement by staying within the lines of the digital graph above you.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Lena, working for Kate, is staying at a villa belonging to a senior member of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, masquerading as his son’s nanny.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Listeners are encouraged to call into the show’s hotline, while Berner and Bishop dish out their best advice pertaining to all things relationships, life, social media and work.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Owens has become a particularly controversial figure after touting conspiracy theories pertaining to the death of conservative American activist Charlie Kirk and the gender of French first lady Brigitte Macron, who has filed a defamation lawsuit against the podcaster.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The familiarity hastened the get-to-know-you process.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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There are many similarities between Indian and Nepalese cuisines in terms of spices and ingredients, and this breeds familiarity.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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My defense and my rebounding are two things that are extremely, extremely important to me.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In my fiction, my grandfather was no longer an inscrutable ghost, but a character with definable flaws, who did things in an order that, despite whatever twists and subversions, resolved into meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Who's the person who keeps this thing going?—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Other award shows in the past have tried to come up with bits to keep acceptance speeches from going too long (much to mixed results).—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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But it was never lost on me that there’s a kinship to what Carolyn experienced—a heightened sense of interest in one’s sartorial choices, what color their hair is.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
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Insights and kinships emerge almost unbidden—called forth through juxtaposition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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“Belonging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belonging. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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