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Recent Examples of belongs
Others questioned who would decide whether a passenger belongs on a nationwide ban list.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
The tomato sandwich is a tale as old as time—so of course the mini version belongs on your appetizer table.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
These represent a growing recognition that accessibility belongs at the beginning of the design process, not the end.
—Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
But from the embers of the hurt is the knowledge that this is an Arsenal that truly belongs on this stage.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Not everything belongs in the first wave.
—Christos Korgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Together, the disputes have exposed how deeply questions of art ownership in Spain remain entangled with regional politics, Civil War history, museum bureaucracy, and competing ideas about where cultural heritage belongs.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Empty it completely, wipe it down and only return what genuinely belongs there.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
The tomato sandwich is a tale as old as time—so of course the mini version belongs on your appetizer table.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
These represent a growing recognition that accessibility belongs at the beginning of the design process, not the end.
—Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
But from the embers of the hurt is the knowledge that this is an Arsenal that truly belongs on this stage.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Not everything belongs in the first wave.
—Christos Korgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Together, the disputes have exposed how deeply questions of art ownership in Spain remain entangled with regional politics, Civil War history, museum bureaucracy, and competing ideas about where cultural heritage belongs.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Empty it completely, wipe it down and only return what genuinely belongs there.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belongs
Verb
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With enough optimization and intervention, their argument goes, the body can be manipulated into becoming fully knowable, mastered, perfect.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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At Tuckernuck, Americana charm goes hand in hand with sweat-ready formulations — serving up looks for the studio, the nail salon, and every setting in between.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The recall pertains to some 2021-2026 Bronco Sport and 2022-2026 Maverick vehicles.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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There is still so much to do, and not all of it pertains to football.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The film stays true to much of the original comic with the notable addition of Lobo, an interstellar bounty hunter, played by Jason Momoa.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Cinematographer Eric Yue stays close on his subjects, a handheld camera keeping us caught in their movements, queasy and intimate in equal measure.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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“Belongs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belongs. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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