pertained

past tense of pertain
1
as in belonged
to be the property of a person or group of persons the belief that quality medical care is a right that pertains to everyone

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Relevance
2
as in related
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 pertained Both pertained to the same player in a way that had some believing there could be an easy out to fill out a Heat roster thinned by the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 The first had to do with his schedule and the second pertained to his social status. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 Mickelson was one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour before his controversial move to LIV and comments about his Saudi backers, and his career survived some unsavory headlines, several of which pertained to gambling. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 While that ruling pertained only to admissions, the administration last winter notified schools that any differential consideration based on race was unconstitutional. ABC News, 3 June 2026 The central issue pertained to the air compressor drivebelt, which apparently passed a pre-trip inspection despite its poor condition. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 The remaining allegations pertained to It Ends With Us Movie LLC (breach of agreement and retaliation), Wayfarer Studios (retaliation) and the company Lively had accused of organizing an online campaign that cast Lively in a negative light, The Agency Group PR LLC (aiding in retaliation). Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Some 73% of deals pertained to new media, with digital media and sports the most active segments. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 In an affidavit filed last month, the bettor claimed that communication with Clase pertained solely to rooster fighting, not baseball. Zack Meisel, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertained
Verb
  • By then, the question of whether Arendt belonged chiefly to German or American intellectual life mattered less than the interplay in her soul between the two.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The March filing asks a federal judge to send the lawsuit back to Miami-Dade County Circuit Court, arguing that the case never belonged in federal court.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Founded in Israel, the company positions itself around space-resilient computing systems, including onboard processing, storage and communications-related capabilities.
    Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • While drug overdose deaths have dropped in recent years, alcohol- and drug-related disorders still kill more than 250,000 people every year.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The transportation office referred inquiries to the superintendent's administrative assistant.
    Amanda Pitts, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • An administrative law judge referred a subpoena dispute to the full commission, reported on July 31, and the commissioners can take it up on August 12.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When, in January 2018, Modi’s associates applied for new letters, a new official in charge asked for collateral in cash, ultimately exposing the alleged scam.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The latest awards reinforce how those engineering capabilities are being applied to torpedo reliability, submarine maintenance and the long-term readiness of America’s undersea fleet.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Pertained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertained. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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