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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
Pliops was showcasing its XDP LightingAI at the Summit, a GenAI native memory stack to power interfence and retrieval workloads for hyperscale and enterprise applications.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Green then explained the medical and industrial applications for these new knits.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
But demand for mortgages surged to a three-year high last week, with purchase and refinance applications both moving higher, according to a Wednesday report from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
This opens up numerous applications, Ibrahim says, proudly holding up a vial of the yellow-brown slush in the lab.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
The potential applications are wide-ranging.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
According to the latest data from the State Department, more than 125,000 Afghans have outstanding applications for an SIV.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Such insights have a wide range of applications, such as revealing the presence of diseases ranging from infections to cancer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
Regular and expedited new passport applications will both be accepted at the Roseville event.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Green then explained the medical and industrial applications for these new knits.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
But demand for mortgages surged to a three-year high last week, with purchase and refinance applications both moving higher, according to a Wednesday report from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
This opens up numerous applications, Ibrahim says, proudly holding up a vial of the yellow-brown slush in the lab.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
The potential applications are wide-ranging.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
According to the latest data from the State Department, more than 125,000 Afghans have outstanding applications for an SIV.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Such insights have a wide range of applications, such as revealing the presence of diseases ranging from infections to cancer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
Regular and expedited new passport applications will both be accepted at the Roseville event.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applications
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Professor Russell wrote the core textbook on AI that every computer science major uses.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Across the country, concern has arisen over improper uses of restraint and seclusion causing physical and mental harm — and sometimes even death — to students.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Pro 3 will also be able to sense heart rate and calories burned during workouts and track up to 50 different kinds of exercises through Apple’s fitness app.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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This despite the big downward revision to estimates of job growth from April 2024 through March 2025, a somewhat greater change than most benchmark-revision exercises but consistent with other signs of a low-metabolism job market.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This has nothing to do with respecting the King’s English or common usages.—
J.T. Barbarese,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Israel began ground operations within the city about a week ago.—
Diaa Ostaz,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Embedding causal inference to improve reasoning, reduce error cascades, and support safer, more reliable operations.—
Rajeev Ronanki,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Applications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applications. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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