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Recent Examples of belong
Tristan Wirfs, for sure, belongs in the same class.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Decades of research show that fans have wider friendship networks, stronger feelings of belonging, and less alienation.
—Todd Rogers, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Do kids belong in adult court?
—Geordie McClelland, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Dear ‘Who’: Of course a person can be both LGBTQ and Christian, although you may not be welcomed at the denomination to which your parents belong.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Decades of research show that fans have wider friendship networks, stronger feelings of belonging, and less alienation.
—Todd Rogers, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Do kids belong in adult court?
—Geordie McClelland, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Dear ‘Who’: Of course a person can be both LGBTQ and Christian, although you may not be welcomed at the denomination to which your parents belong.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belong
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Whereas a hotel or resort can focus on implementing competitive strategies while staying at one address, private jets are continuously in motion.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Its square neck frames your face and the smocked material stretches to stay comfortable for all-day wear.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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Across the eastern Baltic states (an area pertaining to modern-day Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), there are even more examples of broken tools in Stone Age burials.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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The list pertains to jerseys officially licensed by the NFL Players Association.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lucky went 1,500 days in the shelter without being adopted, then everything changed.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Belong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belong. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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