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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
Nevertheless, the process exposed evidence that pertained to him.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Chatbots are known to validate users’ obsessions and delusions, and most of the litigation around this phenomenon has so far pertained to self-harm, as in the suits Jain has brought against OpenAI and Character Technologies.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Chatbots are known to validate users’ obsessions and delusions, and most of the litigation around this phenomenon has so far pertained to self-harm, as in the suits Jain has brought against OpenAI and Character Technologies.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertained
Verb
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The fans reveled in the rally, the thrashing of Goliath, the awareness that this World Series pitted two foes who belonged on the same field.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous museum in Paris, cracking open display cases and stealing jewelry that once belonged Emperor Napoleon I and his second wife, Empress Marie-Louise, according to officials.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Consider setting a new goal—running-related or totally separate.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
29 Oct. 2025
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Eight of 16 schools within the Wisconsin Technical College System have either renamed or eliminated a job position, department or initiative in response to federal guidance prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion-related goals, according to a review by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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France’s Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control referred the matter to public prosecutors.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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There might be reasonable concerns over the potential for too many decisions on the pitch to be re-referred and reviewed by people sat in front of a television screen in an office.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Stepper motors applied small boundary motions, tracked by cameras.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Another similar video gave an even closer look at these green prosthetics, which the makeup artist applied on top of her upper lip, instantly giving Klum a witchy look.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Pertained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertained. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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