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 the noise around college football continues to get louder pertaining to what is transpiring at Texas right now for Steve Sarkisian. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Doctors, therapists, and scholars guide us through all things pertaining to our culture and mental wellness journeys. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 Doctors, therapists and scholars guide us through all things pertaining to our culture and mental wellness journeys. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 In one case, California Volunteers delayed giving federal auditors records pertaining to three grant awards for six months. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Anyone with any relevant information pertaining to the incident is asked to contact the Bloomfield Police Department. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 In the days leading to Ed Sheeran’s Atlanta concert, his second since the Big Controversy, questions about everything but his music prevailed over those pertaining to it. — Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026 Those are some of the main items pertaining to working conditions that were codified in a memorandum of understanding between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association in June 2025. — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 While sections pertaining to the house itself are both gripping and eerie (rooms flood, tiles rearrange, visions flicker), the real terror comes from human history. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertaining

Verb

The docs lineup includes stories of self-discovery, family ties and the search for belonging.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
According to Kaarlela, the Sápmi world, its language, land, family, reindeer herding, sense of belonging and silence are all integral to the story.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of belonging

Verb

Conflict with Indigenous peoples on the Maine frontier had sent traumatized refugees into the region, relating horror stories of attacks on their homes.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of relating

Verb

Agarwal is effectively taking infrastructure developed around one of the most document-heavy and regulated consumer financial transactions and applying it to a wider collection of financial problems.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
There is a special difficulty in applying just-war theory to wars between a powerful military and an insurgent group.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026