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Recent Examples of belong
Your lawn debris does not belong on your neighbor’s property.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
Speaking frankly, and as a resident of Houston, this bill is absurd, and the shuttle Discovery absolutely belongs in the Smithsonian.
—ArsTechnica, 4 July 2025
Instead, the combination of executive orders, administrative actions and legislative initiatives are deliberate attempts to whitewash American history and restrict who belongs in our future.
—Stacey Abrams, Essence, 4 July 2025
The art gallery will also be open during this time, showcasing works that explore themes of identity and belonging.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
Speaking frankly, and as a resident of Houston, this bill is absurd, and the shuttle Discovery absolutely belongs in the Smithsonian.
—ArsTechnica, 4 July 2025
Instead, the combination of executive orders, administrative actions and legislative initiatives are deliberate attempts to whitewash American history and restrict who belongs in our future.
—Stacey Abrams, Essence, 4 July 2025
The art gallery will also be open during this time, showcasing works that explore themes of identity and belonging.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belong
Verb
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Come for the food, stay for the desserts and then finally the relatives.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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While no people in the area have tested positive, city leaders are urging locals to stay cautious.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
9 July 2025
Verb
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One of the most perplexing and detrimental aesthetic choices implemented here pertains to the emblematic animals in Dora’s purview.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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This may seem a generous assessment—a prudent forecast would be crazy-high intoxication, at a minimum—but this pertains to the have-it-large contingent, which is relatively small.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Decked in his trademark fluorescent yellow, the run of 10,000 tickets for what has typically been one of Silverstone’s slower-selling grandstands went within 90 minutes.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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But the story goes a little something like this: Cheyenne, along with her two older brothers, was taken in by their great-grandparents after their mother lost custody.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
6 July 2025
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“Belong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belong. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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