Thesaurus results for BELONGS

belongs

verb

present tense third-person singular of belong

as in goes

to have or be in a usual or proper place your shoes belong in the closet, not in the middle of the living room where people will trip on them

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as in pertains

to be the property of a person or group of persons those textbooks belong to the school system and not to the students

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Recent Examples of belongs That is true, but making costly and unnecessary wars harder to start belongs in the credit column, not the debit one. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 AMSilk believes its animal-free, recyclable and biodegradable bio-silk belongs in premium denim. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 Financial stability belongs alongside price stability and employment at the heart of the Fed’s mandate—and at times should take precedence over both. — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Imagine Beckham being able to write one final chapter in New York, where his story began and belongs, while John Mara oversees what the Giants hope will be the resurgence of the franchise under Harbaugh. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 That means commodity intelligence increasingly belongs alongside labor productivity, menu engineering and consumer analytics as a core management capability. — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Amy Doukoure, an attorney with CAIR, said Wednesday that the rhetoric displayed during Tuesday night's events went beyond anti-Muslim sentiment and reflected a broader message about race and who belongs in America. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Asked about that broader criticism, Ford Maldonado said the blame belongs with Havana rather than Washington. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 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, 13 Aug. 2026

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Driving Experience The windscreen is brief to say the least, but airflow goes right over your head.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The movie goes big on the ‘80s tropes for laughs, including over-the-top costumes and era-specific references, but the love story at its heart is timeless.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026

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Camping stretches the experience beyond show hours, the landscape stays visible from across the grounds, and the single-stage format gives attendees time to settle in.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
This fascinating world of insects and plants usually stays far from human lives.

— Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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