RAPTNESS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

raptness

noun

as in application

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Noun

The suit, brought by 13 named and four anonymous researchers, is seeking to halt the process of searching applications and current grants for specific terms to determine if they should be rejected.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
The concept is relatively straightforward, but its potential application is broad.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of application

Noun

In the first season’s finale, the MDR team successfully orchestrates a plan to activate their work consciousness in the outside world, hoping to communicate to others the conditions of their confinement.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Soon, the pincher floats free of her consciousness, briefly inhabiting the mind of Pola or Ines before flickering back into herself.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of consciousness

Noun

El-Sayed keeps trying to claim Piker is an irrelevant distraction, but the company one keeps is a legitimate consideration for voters.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Last season, 92 films submitted for Best International Feature consideration, with 86 meeting eligibility requirements.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of consideration

Noun

Professors structure lectures with an awareness of how a sentence might circulate online.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
The funds raised from the tour help support Preservation Sacramento’s activities, such as raising awareness of properties and adding sites to the National Register of Historic Places.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of awareness

Noun

But Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
And 10,000 is about the number of oak seedlings he’s entrusted to the hands of people who pledged to care for the tree that has become his mission and obsession.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of obsession

Noun

Rarely has a film ever so thoroughly self-selected by its very existence to only be watched by people who are, in some way or another, already bought into the overall fixations of everyone involved.

— Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of fixation

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