RAPTNESS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

raptness

noun

as in application

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The association initially denied their application and developed its own form for future submissions.

— Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Details and the application form are on the Makers Mindset website.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of application

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Light enters, and an image is reflected, but one’s consciousness is scaleable, elastic, shrinkable to the space within the glass.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Yet one of China’s leading robot startup founders thinks there are still a few years before robots truly break into the public consciousness.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of consciousness

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The Giants might get something like cash considerations, a player to be named later or perhaps a teenager who is a half-decade away from even thinking about the majors.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Although no performance figures have been given, the metrics should be impressive—bolstered by carbon-fiber aero considerations developed by another English outfit, Artiglio Automotive Studio.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of consideration

Noun

Centuries before the internet infiltrated almost every aspect of daily life, Swift described how scientific and technological advances could lead to chronic distraction by producing an obsession with what could be rather than what is.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
An obsession with discipline—both in the process and finished pieces—has driven her to deliver numerous competition wins for saddlery and wearable arts, and exhibition honors at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of obsession

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Other highlights include Billie’s (Lucy Freyer) fixation with feeling young, Julian Manjerico’s return as the absolutely unhinged Zack-Carlos and a brilliant penultimate episode about casual use of the C-word (hey, the British do it).

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
For years, the fixation on Islamist terror shaped a culture drenched in fear, as voices from politics, the media, civil society, and a swelling counterterrorism-industrial complex insisted that the country faced an existential threat.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fixation

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