as in applicable
capable of being put to use or account
used some applied psychology to get the teenager to become more responsible
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as in related
to have a relation or connection
does your rule about calling home apply to me as well?
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as in devoted
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention
Sam applied himself to writing thank-you letters to everyone who'd helped sponsor him for the charity walk
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as in spread
to put a layer of on a surface
apply the ointment liberally
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as in used
to put into action or service
apply the laws of motion to this physics problem
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as in enforced
to carry out effectively
a police officer applying the law
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Recent Examples of applied
Adolfo Carrión Jr, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
At the time, most basic and applied research was done by the military.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
After months of job searching, Erin had rewritten her résumé, applied to dozens of roles, and sat through interviews that went nowhere.
—Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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This includes tech startups like Queen One, which just signed a 10-year lease for its new headquarters in Williamsburg, joining a thriving innovation ecosystem in Brooklyn and contributing to New York City’s status as the applied AI capital of the world.
—Adolfo Carrión Jr, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
At the time, most basic and applied research was done by the military.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
Verb
Each fielder has to touch it before a tag can be applied, creating an opportunity to turn a base on balls into two bases.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
After months of job searching, Erin had rewritten her résumé, applied to dozens of roles, and sat through interviews that went nowhere.
—Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applied
Adjective
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Breakups are not universally applicable.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The findings may also not be fully applicable to the broader public, given that all study participants were older European adults.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Asthma is not always classified strictly as an allergic disease, but many cases are allergy related, and such cases are becoming more common worldwide.—
Rhonda Conner-Warren,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Blood related or not, Eid wants his workers to all feel like family.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Moscow has devoted considerable resources, manpower, and political will to its invasion of the country next door.—
Jeremy Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wicks’ modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven, Esq.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ten Hag’s first season at United yielded silverware and a third-place league finish, but also had bouts of concerning away form, with tactical weaknesses that would eventually spread and critically undermine his plans for the future.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Video refereeing was used 39 times on the first day of the season, with one red card being corrected and three goals disallowed for offside.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Broncos used big play after big play to amass a silly-sounding 637 yards of offense and consistently thrill the Albertsons Stadium crowd of 32,887 — officially the ninth home sellout in a row.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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The sheer cultural density of science fiction has undoubtedly exerted a gravitational pull on our imagination, shaping what the general population believes could be possible, what our priorities should be, and how the future will ultimately arrive.—
Nick Foster
August 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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Pressure must be exerted on Russia to end the war.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
21 Aug. 2025
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Geoff Simon, who led the opposition to Measure 1, said the group hasn't filed a challenge to the law but only because state officials haven't enforced the measure, or at least not to an alarming level.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In some states, an order can’t be enforced until the abuser is served.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of the most useful skills in a leader’s tool belt is the ability to recognize potential disagreement and surface concerns.—
Lindsay Phillips,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Applied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applied. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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