APPLICATION Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

application

noun

ˌa-plə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of application

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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 LegitScript said its healthcare applications nearly doubled in the first half of 2024, with more than 60% focusing on weight-loss drugs. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Focus on real-world application Companies in China frequently emphasize the importance of AI's ability to generate revenue, rather than just rising in intelligence rankings. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Here’s how the restraining order process is supposed to work — and the pitfalls that prevent many applications from moving forward. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Industry Economics Change The Price AI’s massive growth is a great example of this opportunity and risk, and newer companies are being built around models, agents, infrastructure, security, data and industry-specific applications with this in mind. — Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for application

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Noun

At that point, the cost and structure of risk transfer may warrant the same financial analysis leadership applies to debt, capital expenditures and other major cash uses.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Seat belt use may be considered as part of the broader circumstances surrounding a collision, but general danger is not evidence that this particular crash produced a worse fracture pattern or a worse spinal finding than a belt would have.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of use

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Demand for oil plunged during the war — much more than oil industry analysts had expected — proving that the world is much more flexible about its oil usage than previously believed.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
The industry has adopted strict standards and more sophisticated measuring of emissions, including Bluetooth monitoring, digital verification and real-time usage data to address criticism of carbon credits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

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In December 2025, Hunt posted a video describing his time as a diplomatic liaison officer in Saudi Arabia after the US operation that killed Osama bin Laden.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
That matters when adversaries disrupt or deny radar operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

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