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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
While that ruling pertained only to admissions, the administration last winter notified schools that any differential consideration based on race was unconstitutional.
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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
Notably, that case pertained to inland Lake Winnebago.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 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
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
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
Notably, that case pertained to inland Lake Winnebago.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertained
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The jury instructions state that the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a conspiracy existed to which the defendant knowingly belonged and that the acts were committed in furtherance of that conspiracy during the defendant’s membership in it.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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But it has been taught, somewhere along the way, to perform this devotion and then step around the women who embody it, as though reverence were something that belonged only in stone, only in myth, only safely out of reach of the living.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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Apple’s iOS 27 and related software updates offer the clearest public signs yet of the company’s upcoming foldable iPhone, revealing references to folding hardware and new features designed for larger, more flexible displays.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The woman and the boy were likely related and could have been as close as maternal second cousins, sharing great-grandparents.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The Defense Department did not comment on the costs of changing the deployment plans and the White House referred a request for comment to the department.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
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Following the arrest, the CIA and FBI issued a joint statement saying CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred information uncovered during the agency’s internal investigation to federal law enforcement authorities.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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City attorney Andrea Leslie-Fite told council members the moratorium cannot be applied to projects that were already approved because of constraints within state law.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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More than 32,000 fans applied to be selected.—
Damian Calhoun,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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“Pertained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertained. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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