applications

noun

plural of application
as in uses
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 Americans filed 531,423 business applications in June 2026, according to Census Bureau data released on July 9. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The aviation double-major at Western Michigan University sent out about 100 applications to a slew of employers posting summer opportunities, including retailers, restaurants, landscapers and airports. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 The systems will support applications such as radar, secure communications, and precision geolocation, where highly accurate timing remains critical. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 Worldly applications Most of the world’s plastic ends up in landfills or the ocean. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026 Like Tunguz, Niles said the most powerful model is unnecessary for many commercial applications. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 In March, the owner of a Colorado funeral home was sentenced to 18 years in prison for mishandling nearly 190 dead bodies, cheating customers and defrauding the federal government through loan applications. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Created under the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, the CEP allows high-poverty schools to provide free meals to every student without requiring individual applications. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Michael Valverde, a former USCIS top official who worked for several years in the department that oversaw asylum applications, said the affirmative asylum program was largely built around these interviews. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 July 2026
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  1. uses
  2. exercises
  3. usages
  4. operations
Noun
  • According to Russell Colby, the city’s director of community development, the site’s current zoning allows for uses like banks, retail spaces, restaurants, car washes and gas stations, but drive-thrus require a special use approval process.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The law also restricts certain uses of merchant-category codes to distinguish firearms retailers from general merchandise or sporting-goods stores.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of uses
Noun
  • Images from China over the years have shown a mockup of the presidential office, other government agencies and street layouts in Taipei built in the Chinese desert and troops attacking it in exercises.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her workouts typically consist of strength exercises, mixed with martial arts and outdoor activities like hiking and running.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of exercises
Noun
  • Save the most expensive ones for the most critical and revenue-generating usages.
    — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Pitch-calling from the dugout may be at the center of this battle and is one of the usages the league appears to be targeting.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of usages
Noun
  • Militaries often run command and control operations away from the frontlines; enemies have sought to disrupt those communications through jamming and, in the past few decades, cyberattacks.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The integrated approach has the potential to reduce energy consumption, simplify operations, and minimize secondary waste generation compared with conventional desalination methods.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of operations

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