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Recent Examples of belongs
The Brown Ballers are the first true Dream Team of Indian basketball – 12 players who risk their careers, reputations, and identities to rewrite the rules of who belongs in the game.
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Peter White, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The Justice Department argued that her case belongs before the Merit Systems Protection Board and not in federal district court.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Still, not everything belongs inside it.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
That work will now continue at Triple-A, which is where Gil belongs at the moment.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
McGroarty is still certain that Lawrence belongs at or near the top of that draft.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Here’s how to figure out which money belongs where right now.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
The first half alone belongs in the annals of instant classics between the Nuggets and Wolves.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
That’s the kind of quote that belongs on a poster.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Peter White, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The Justice Department argued that her case belongs before the Merit Systems Protection Board and not in federal district court.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Still, not everything belongs inside it.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
That work will now continue at Triple-A, which is where Gil belongs at the moment.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
McGroarty is still certain that Lawrence belongs at or near the top of that draft.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Here’s how to figure out which money belongs where right now.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
The first half alone belongs in the annals of instant classics between the Nuggets and Wolves.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
That’s the kind of quote that belongs on a poster.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belongs
Verb
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Away goes the space normally occupied by pickup trucks and Weber grills.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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From then on, the storytelling goes slack and perfunctory as sharks swarm and chomp on passengers and crew clinging for dear lives on rafts or slabs of plane wreckage.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Trinity development pertains to two parcels of land located between the BSG facility and New Rutherford Avenue, and on New Rutherford Avenue, which are owned by the Boston Planning Department, the lawsuit states.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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That also pertains to our commitment to become a Spanish-English bilingual museum.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Southerly flow begins to return, but moisture remains limited, so North Texas stays dry with mostly sunny skies.—
Nelly Carreño,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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What stands out after a few seconds is how steady the robot stays the whole time.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Belongs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belongs. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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