Thesaurus results for PERTAINED

pertained

verb

past tense of pertain

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

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 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 Notably, that case pertained to inland Lake Winnebago. —

Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Prosecutors have argued the Altoona police officers were justified in searching the bag because the search pertained to a lawful arrest. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026 Those special circumstance allegations include one for committing multiple murders and another for the killing of a witness, which Doyle said pertained to Virgen. —

City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026 As one of his opening acts in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swiftly reversed every executive order his predecessor, Eric Adams, signed after his indictment on federal corruption charges, including two that pertained to Israel. —

Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026 Reporters determined the spending pertained to the governor’s campaign against the amendments using a number of factors, including emails between the state and advertising firms, and the size and timing of the contracts. —

Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025 The court filing pertained to an ongoing custody battle between Shauntel and her previous husband, per ClickOrlando. —

Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025

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While Quaid belonged the protagonist group fighting superheroes, Doumit was a head-popping villain who was also a politician.

— Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
None of his neighbors knew to whom the graves belonged, or where the families who had lived in their immediate vicinity might be.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026