Definition of appertainnext
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as in to belong
to be the property of a person or group of persons the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States

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Verb
  • Contemporary sculpture, by contrast, is born transient, and can enact only contingent experiences of belonging.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • And that is why the trans-study reporting belongs in the same column as Mary Cain’s memoir.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century.
    Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
  • This is especially true when pertaining to your sense of security and self-worth.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • The spatial distance and how closely the mushrooms are genetically related also seem to be factors.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
  • Last year, out of 111 fatalities across the state, 102 were speed-related.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • The ruling only applies to two companies and Washington state, but the decision could prompt more legal challenges.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • This article was generated by the CA Earthquake Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
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“Appertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertain. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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