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
  • The rate at which coronavirus tests are coming back positive is increasing, as are viral levels in wastewater and COVID-related hospitalizations.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Doing so checks the name for any active charges or warrants, including those that are immigration related.
    Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some Hoodoo practitioners have begun calling themselves witches, reflecting the increasingly positive reassessment of that term, which historically referred principally to practitioners of occult harming practices.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Both Israel’s military and Israel’s police both referred questions arrests in Qusra to the other.
    Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The new agreement effectively asks whether some of that industrial expertise can be applied to quantum computers.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Many programs offer points or per-gallon discounts that can be applied to future fuel purchases, Droesch explains.
    Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Pertained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertained. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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