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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applied (for)
urged
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Rush urged her colleagues to be vigilant after the shooting.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Several legislators urged the University to terminate Cooper, and the university refused.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Applied (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applied%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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