Thesaurus results for PERTAINING

pertaining

verb

present participle of pertain

as in belonging

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 relating

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 pertaining As Landfair details in the book for the first time, the years between 2002 – when Kelly was arrested on a 21-count indictment pertaining to child pornography charges – and his 2008 acquittal were spent under a fog, with Kelly keeping Landfair under his thumb even more than before. —

Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026 The act gave the Justice Department 30 days to make publicly available all unclassified records pertaining to investigations and prosecutions of Epstein and Maxwell. —

Luke Barr, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026 Friday’s long overdue document dump is said to contain more than 3 million pages pertaining to the Epstein investigation. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026 Furthermore, events following November 28, 2025, and/or pertaining to individual persons affiliated/associated with the institutions were not included in the metrics. —

Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026 There was something shocking about it—the possibility that things pertaining mostly to teenage girls might be the subject of an essay. —

Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 The tension this year stems from power struggles, especially when pertaining to your identity, your ambitions and your close relationships. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026 Solid-state batteries face fundamental obstacles pertaining to interface stability, dendrite formation, and cycle life at scale. —

Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 People at work have made rude comments pertaining to my hearing. —

R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026

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At the same time, algorithmic content begins offering boys simplistic, and often toxic, storylines about masculinity, belonging, and power.

— Dr. Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Major employers such as Marriott, Hyatt and IHG have invested heavily in programs that promote access and belonging, creating leadership pipelines for underrepresented groups.

— Phil Jolly, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026