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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
Technology companies are rapidly purchasing high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) to power massive commercial large language models and applications to serve their end-users.
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Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Presidio will remain an Official Technology Innovation Partner of the NHL and continue to address the league’s technological infrastructure, integrating data, designing and creating applications to support the broadcast of more than 1,300 games annually.
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Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
Building on those results, Figure 03 introduces significant hardware and software improvements designed for broader manufacturing applications.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
On the ground at VivaTech, the company demonstrated its fashion applications with designer Claire Châtaigner, who created a garment live from a single piece of fabric using only pins, while connected remotely to her Paris atelier.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
The entire process from posting the grant for applications through awarding the funds takes a minimum of two to three months in the best of circumstances, said Jae Kennedy, president of the Alliance for NIDILRR Grantees and a professor of health and disability policy at Washington State University.
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Lauren Chan,
STAT,
19 June 2026
The museum continues to apply for grants, but those applications have been denied.
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Ashley Williams,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
There's all kinds of applications for this information.
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ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
Its applications include the following.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Presidio will remain an Official Technology Innovation Partner of the NHL and continue to address the league’s technological infrastructure, integrating data, designing and creating applications to support the broadcast of more than 1,300 games annually.
—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
Building on those results, Figure 03 introduces significant hardware and software improvements designed for broader manufacturing applications.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
On the ground at VivaTech, the company demonstrated its fashion applications with designer Claire Châtaigner, who created a garment live from a single piece of fabric using only pins, while connected remotely to her Paris atelier.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
The entire process from posting the grant for applications through awarding the funds takes a minimum of two to three months in the best of circumstances, said Jae Kennedy, president of the Alliance for NIDILRR Grantees and a professor of health and disability policy at Washington State University.
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Lauren Chan,
STAT,
19 June 2026
The museum continues to apply for grants, but those applications have been denied.
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Ashley Williams,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
There's all kinds of applications for this information.
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ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
Its applications include the following.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applications
Noun
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The most common uses of cloud seeding are to increase precipitation or suppress hail, usually by adding tiny particles of silver iodide, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Files, buffers, cuticle tools and even gel systems can last for months or years with proper care, which means the math tilts in favor of DIY after just a few uses.
Noun
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Days began with morning yoga and consisted of one-on-one therapy sessions, emotionally exhausting group exercises, and experiential lessons like art therapy and roleplaying.
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Practices such as breathing exercises, mindfulness and time in nature are frequently discussed in conversations about nervous system regulation.
Noun
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And the deepfake usages, while clearly labeled as satire when Deep Voodoo does it, can still contribute to a culture of mistrust online.
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These usages are meant to tell us something about the state of contemporary politics in the United States—although exactly what is not always clear.
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The last-place Angels appointed former Cardinals GM John Mozeliak to be their interim general manager and baseball operations consultant on Friday.
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For employers building out their presence in the space economy, this means continually competing for the select pool of workers who possess the skillsets needed to sustain current operations and long-term growth.
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“Applications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applications. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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