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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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2
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
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The 48-year-old is also banned from the family home and only allowed to visit to pick up her belongings with a police officer present, PEOPLE reports.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Apr. 2025
Both of these rich areas provide me with the knowledge and skills necessary to support students in their development and empowerment by honing in on a sense of belonging and student retention and success.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Declines in regular worship and denominational belonging can reshape community networks that historically have been tied to charity, schooling and local politics.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The 48-year-old is also banned from the family home and only allowed to visit to pick up her belongings with a police officer present, PEOPLE reports.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Meaningful relationships increase feelings of belonging, purpose, and emotional support during difficult times.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Apr. 2025
Both of these rich areas provide me with the knowledge and skills necessary to support students in their development and empowerment by honing in on a sense of belonging and student retention and success.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belonging
Noun
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There is a growing appetite for slowness, intimacy, authenticity.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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In addition to acting, Tydings worked as a writer and director before pivoting her career to being an intimacy coordinator.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 33,000 documents provided by the DOJ to Congress is just a fraction of the files the Department of Justice has in its possession.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Court records show that a majority of Stevenson's arrests are related to the unlawful possession of a firearm or narcotics.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eating kiwi before bed is the latest hack that people swear by for falling asleep faster and staying asleep longer.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, and James Krivchenia talk about how staying messy and honest is the only path forward.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, challenges remain, which include relatively high discontinuation rates that appear to be the result of adverse side effects, as well as questions pertaining to pricing and insurance coverage once the product is approved by the Food and Drug Administration.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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That corpse and everything pertaining to it turns into the film’s Achille’s heel, producing a hazy mystery that gets lost amid the chaos of careening and colliding side stories.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But familiarity isn’t the same as efficacy.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Because these students experienced unprecedented amounts of change during their formative years, there’s concern about how this familiarity to change might impact university outcomes.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If things do go long, Alcaraz will still back himself.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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But now, the King and the royal family have received very sad news that will change things going forward.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Quarterback play was the headline both going into the game and now after, though the specifics have changed.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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More than 30 nations have suspended some parcel shipments to the United States in preparation of new tariff rules going into effect this week.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As DeLa describes it, it’s been a cosmic kinship ever since.—
Evan Ross Katz,
Them.,
4 Sep. 2025
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Those deeds, however, are based on kinship ties, posing a problem for 38-year-old Star (Sarah Karei), an unmarried woman whose parentage is unknown.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Belonging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belonging. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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