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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
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.
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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
Within that, 86 percent of emissions (168,667 metric tons of CO2e) pertained to the manufacturing of its raw materials and finished goods—the equivalent of producing some 14 million pounds of ground beef.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
Nevertheless, the process exposed evidence that pertained to him.
—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
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
Within that, 86 percent of emissions (168,667 metric tons of CO2e) pertained to the manufacturing of its raw materials and finished goods—the equivalent of producing some 14 million pounds of ground beef.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
Nevertheless, the process exposed evidence that pertained to him.
—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
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Her central downtown location, which is around the block from the Camden County Police Department, protects some of the children who, at one point, belonged in gangs.—
Brandon Goldner,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Through archival footage, interviews and his own reflective narration, the film traces a life spent insisting that gay experience belonged not in code but in full daylight.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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Early evidence from the CDC analysis, which has not been made public, suggests the outbreaks are not related, according to two sources who have seen the data.—
Reuters 20 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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According to their joint Instagram post, Kebe introduced Michael to the genre, and he's become an expert in everything Bravo-related.—
Emily J. Shiffer,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The lawsuit is pending and a judge has referred it to mediation.—
Lucas Waldron,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2026
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Bayron-Velez referred questions about the fine and surgery to his lawyer, who didn’t return an email from the Miami Herald.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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Macro factors like lower consumer demand, higher material and labor costs, and a trend in consumer trade-down to lower margin tire products have applied significant margin and growth pressure.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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And some Venezuelans, who applied to renew earlier this year, had their TPS extended through early April.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Pertained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertained. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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