Thesaurus results for PERTAINS

pertains

verb

present tense third-person singular of pertain

as in belongs

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 relates

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 pertains That pertains with or without the presence of breast milk, the TSA specifies. — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026 There are examples of this sort of thing across college athletics, where players try to avoid paying a buyout that pertains to their previous school. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 But the pardon pertains to acts from 2014 through the end of the Biden administration. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 29 July 2026 Starting next month, the law will prohibit the sale of any food product that isn’t labeled with either phrase — this pertains to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2026. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 The arguments stem from a pretrial motion in which Judge Weeks directed that testimony be limited to only what pertains to the charge at hand, involving the retaliation against James Saulter. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026 This story pertains only to women. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 The recall pertains to some 2021-2026 Bronco Sport and 2022-2026 Maverick vehicles. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 June 2026 There is still so much to do, and not all of it pertains to football. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026

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Users already use it to write profiles and draft messages, Sharabi said, which forces dating companies to decide how much of it belongs inside their products.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
But unlike Brief History, which includes gay characters but mostly isn’t about them, The Disappearers also belongs with those earlier chronicles of gay America that Jordan and Eddy name-check, especially John Rechy’s The Sexual Outlaw.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of belongs

Verb

Holland’s Spider-Man relates more personally to everyone — friends and foes — than any other superhero; his scenes with the Punisher (Jon Bernthal), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Det.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The Bible relates the remarkable transformation of Saul of Tarsus – at one time a violent persecutor of Christians – who became a powerful teacher-by-example of love and peace.

— Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

Definition of relates

Verb

As this is under active investigation, the district refers all questions to the Monroe County Sheriff's office.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Quality of earnings refers not just to how much a business earns but also to how reliably, how predictably and under what conditions those earnings are produced.

— Robert Indries, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026