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as in to relate
to have a relation or connection
a person who is an expert in anything pertaining to the history of the American theater
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Recent Examples of pertain
Hackers stole highly sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, fingerprints and answers to background-investigation questions, some of which included data pertaining to our parents, siblings and children.
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Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
The visit was in response to a complaint pertaining to food from unsafe sources and cross-contamination of food items.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Jan. 2026
He was sentenced in November 2022 to six consecutive life terms – tied to the deaths of parade participants Tamara Durand, Wilhelm Hospel, Jane Kulich, Leanna Owen, Virginia Sorenson and Jackson Sparks – plus 762 years mostly pertaining to injuries sustained by other parade participants.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 13 Jan. 2026
These could pertain to earnings and cash flow.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
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Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
The visit was in response to a complaint pertaining to food from unsafe sources and cross-contamination of food items.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Jan. 2026
He was sentenced in November 2022 to six consecutive life terms – tied to the deaths of parade participants Tamara Durand, Wilhelm Hospel, Jane Kulich, Leanna Owen, Virginia Sorenson and Jackson Sparks – plus 762 years mostly pertaining to injuries sustained by other parade participants.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 13 Jan. 2026
These could pertain to earnings and cash flow.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertain
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His paintings—his bathers—belong here, under the same roof as Cézanne’s bathers and Van Gogh’s sunflowers and Diego Rivera’s frescos.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The deep freeze could also bring power outages, and anyone with a generator should know that equipment doesn't belong inside.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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Dykstra, 62, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possessing narcotics and narcotic-related equipment but was not taken into custody, trooper Kody Nowicki told The Athletic.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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With so many insects packed together in moist and dark places — and all closely related, sharing the same genetic vulnerabilities — infections and diseases can quickly pose an enormous threat to the well-being of an ant colony.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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During vetting by the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, refugees are required to show they were persecuted or face persecution in their home countries and, once in the US, must apply for green cards a year after admission.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The designation only applies to the sign, not the attached building, which houses Americana Pizza.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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The steps are all pre-recorded and the chatbot can refer the new hire to the Loom screengrabs or Scribe documentation.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the sense that has been relevant to world politics and controversy for the past 80 years, Zionism refers solely to the desire to have the area now referred to as Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Pertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertain. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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