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 The documents pertained to four separate incidents that occurred between 2022 and 2024. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • But over the last several years, the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) category has belonged increasingly to stand-up comedy specials.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Levine Cava contends the helicopter budget has always belonged within the Fire Rescue department, which provides the pilots and maintains the choppers.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Asthma is not always classified strictly as an allergic disease, but many cases are allergy related, and such cases are becoming more common worldwide.
    Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Blood related or not, Eid wants his workers to all feel like family.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sheriff’s office referred that question to the Border Patrol, which did not immediately respond to the Herald.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The White House referred the Washington Examiner to the GSA when asked about Anthropic’s political connections.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So, perhaps the discipline to be applied here is the practice of regularly choosing to test our assumptions.
    Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The color was applied to the top of the nail as a French tip with an empty line slit through the middle.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Pertained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertained. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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