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Recent Examples of apps
Similarly, nudifying apps that manage to skirt reviews and appear in Google and Apple app stores despite violating terms could draw legal attention.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
The apps and websites can only be accessed again once the user opens the Brick app and taps the phone back on the little grey box.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Despite running on an iPhone chip, the Neo can download apps from any source—not just the App Store—and any app that a Mac is compatible with, so is the Neo.
—PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
The controls also let users put a blanket restriction on certain categories of apps, such as social, games or entertainment or zero in on a specific app, by limiting the time that can be spent on it.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
ICEBlock and similar apps have been available on Apple’s app store since the spring.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Rather than simply reflecting pre-existing social and romantic struggles, dating apps can also intensify these difficulties through dating app burnout — a cycle of disappointment, rejection and emotional exhaustion.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
The apps and websites can only be accessed again once the user opens the Brick app and taps the phone back on the little grey box.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Despite running on an iPhone chip, the Neo can download apps from any source—not just the App Store—and any app that a Mac is compatible with, so is the Neo.
—PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
The controls also let users put a blanket restriction on certain categories of apps, such as social, games or entertainment or zero in on a specific app, by limiting the time that can be spent on it.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
ICEBlock and similar apps have been available on Apple’s app store since the spring.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Rather than simply reflecting pre-existing social and romantic struggles, dating apps can also intensify these difficulties through dating app burnout — a cycle of disappointment, rejection and emotional exhaustion.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apps
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The cocktails, many of them with bird-adjacent names, are all very, very expensive ($26-$30 apiece).—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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The resort offers oceanfront accommodations, sunrise yoga, cocktails and fresh seafood, with a strong focus on beachfront relaxation and spa experiences.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Some said a restaurant serving drinks might be acceptable, while a bar with appetizers may not.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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These little gems will be one of the first appetizers to disappear.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
Noun
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With most starters sitting out the preseason opener and Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel dealing with hamstring injuries, Stefanski turned to Sanders as the starter and primary option Friday night.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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How the debt was discovered The unpaid water bills are the latest problem to pop up for the hospitals, which struggled to buy supplies, repair equipment, and pay vendors and staff on time long before Steward Health declared bankruptcy in 2024.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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The nonprofit, which offers diapers and other supplies to families experiencing homelessness and poverty, manufactures its own diapers, according to a fact sheet provided to reporters.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Originals, cards, giclee prints and more will be available for sale and finger foods will be served.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Allen is brought finger foods on a tray and is not allowed utensils, the source said.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Apps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apps. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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