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the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
fixing a snag in panty hose is not the intended application of nail polish, but it's a handy one
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Recent Examples of application
The biggest drag on Club stock Salesforce’s numbers is weakness in legacy applications like marketing, commerce and Tableau.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Non-reflecting glass or invisible glass as the press started to call it, had the potential for wide applications.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Today, a new architectural baseline—Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio—promises low-power, high quality, and scalable audio delivery to open up the standard for an even wider range of applications [1][2].
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
In terms of applications, the recent buzz around AI agents and tools like OpenClaw is already creating a new wave of demand.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Non-reflecting glass or invisible glass as the press started to call it, had the potential for wide applications.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Today, a new architectural baseline—Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio—promises low-power, high quality, and scalable audio delivery to open up the standard for an even wider range of applications [1][2].
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
In terms of applications, the recent buzz around AI agents and tools like OpenClaw is already creating a new wave of demand.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for application
Noun
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2026
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That year, employees at Alphabet's Google protested the Pentagon's use of the company's AI to analyze drone footage, straining relations between Silicon Valley and Washington.—
Andrea Shalal,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Higher usage could, in turn, allow AT&T and its partners to build out the NetworkCo system faster.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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The official added that the Pentagon has a responsibility to follow all US laws, regardless of Anthropic’s usage policy.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The home’s garage has been converted into a recreational space with exercise chairs and a space for arts and crafts.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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This, coupled with an increase in social media content overly focused on diets, exercise, and personal appearance, is likely why experts are seeing an increase in eating disorder cases and severity in all genders, particularly boys.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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April 20 is also when the restaurant is expected to cease operation, Red O restaurant manager Kathryn Johnson said Thursday.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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White shared the court with two familiar Charlotte 49ers faces — assistant men’s basketball coach Brett Carey and director of basketball operations Dee Tolliver.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Application.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/application. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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