applications

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 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. 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
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Noun
  • 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
  • Potential and/or current uses for these trails include walking, jogging, biking and bird watching.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But most of the participants stuck with the exercises.
    Simon Spichak, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Simple steps — like exercises, therapy, or home adjustments — can reduce fall risk, a leading cause of hospitalization for seniors.
    Conviva Senior Primary Care, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 28 Oct. 2025.

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