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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 applications
On TikTok, Gen Zers have commiserated to show their hundreds of spreadsheet applications, and collages of rejections from companies with no end to the cycle in sight.
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
This gap has restricted the technology’s broader use beyond laboratory experiments and niche applications.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
According to the job listing, all three locations are currently accepting applications for part-time store associate positions.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
The research team tested their ultra-thin film mercury telluride device at room temperature, making the technology more practical for real-world applications.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2025
The plan includes expanding ranchers’ access to federal land for grazing and prioritizing grant applications from military veterans looking to enter the industry, among other measures.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The bets were allegedly made using mobile applications and retail sportsbooks.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
In this hypothetical, reducing the cost of cryogenics and control electronics would suddenly open the door to developing commercial applications of quantum compute at a dramatically lower cost.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
In general, the European Union enforces stricter regulations on chemicals, but even so, many of those rules apply to industrial applications and not textiles.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
This gap has restricted the technology’s broader use beyond laboratory experiments and niche applications.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
According to the job listing, all three locations are currently accepting applications for part-time store associate positions.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
The research team tested their ultra-thin film mercury telluride device at room temperature, making the technology more practical for real-world applications.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2025
The plan includes expanding ranchers’ access to federal land for grazing and prioritizing grant applications from military veterans looking to enter the industry, among other measures.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The bets were allegedly made using mobile applications and retail sportsbooks.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
In this hypothetical, reducing the cost of cryogenics and control electronics would suddenly open the door to developing commercial applications of quantum compute at a dramatically lower cost.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
In general, the European Union enforces stricter regulations on chemicals, but even so, many of those rules apply to industrial applications and not textiles.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applications
Noun
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From storage helpers to laundry and cleaning aids, try one of these clever uses for old pillowcases.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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Potential and/or current uses for these trails include walking, jogging, biking and bird watching.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The latest escalation followed a statement Sunday from Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who accused Washington and Trinidad and Tobago of coordinating military exercises intended to provoke an armed confrontation in the Caribbean.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Beijing intensified military exercises around Taiwan and began to send ever more planes and ships across the median line of the strait.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite cotton’s nearly unlimited usages, this year’s World Cotton Day program will highlight the challenges as well as the opportunities facing the cotton sector.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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For Can-Am and their wide array of powersports, the Defender matches up nicely for many consumers as its extra-flexible usages display great strengths.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The measure would provide $45 billion to expand ICE’s detention capacity to nearly 100,000 beds, $14 billion for transportation and removal operations and $8 billion to hire 10,000 new deportation officers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fast, Affordable, and Expanding for Revenue Teams monday CRM is designed to help revenue operations teams move quickly, onboard faster, and sell more efficiently, at a lower cost than many enterprise competitors.—
Jason Phillips,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Applications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applications. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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