raptness

noun

as in application

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  1. application
  2. consciousness
  3. consideration
  4. awareness
  5. preoccupation
  6. obsession
  7. fixation
Noun
  • Tim Graef's golden retriever, River, could have been a star in the new film, but didn't make it past the application process.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • It’s packed with hyaluronic acid to instantly plump and hydrate your complexion without a fussy application process.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of application
Noun
  • Such a mind might fail an unverifiable consciousness test at the same time that its persistent interests start to boldly assert themselves.
    — Andréa Morris, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The idea that the gooey mass inside the skull contains some ineffable, nonprogrammable essence—consciousness, spirit, or something else—may be intuitively appealing.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of consciousness
Noun
  • Acquired Manuel Colon and cash considerations from the Kansas City Royals for Nolan Hoffman.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Mets traded Weaver and cash considerations to the Bucs Monday for 21-year-old shortstop prospect Sammy Stafura, a local out of Westchester County.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of consideration
Noun
  • The experience has also turned the mother-daughter duo into advocates for mental health awareness and more intentional technology use.
    — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The curriculum includes topics like executive presence, professional branding, influence, resilience, conflict navigation, storytelling, disability and accessibility awareness, and allyship.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of awareness
Noun
  • Sleep specialists call it orthosomnia, a preoccupation with hitting perfect sleep numbers that ends up sabotaging the sleep itself.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers coined the term orthosomnia in a 2017 paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine to describe a preoccupation with achieving perfect sleep data that paradoxically makes sleep worse.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Definition of preoccupation
Noun
  • There’s just a lot more awareness of the culture, and a piece of that culture is an obsession with beauty.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the cold light of day, though, Helaena has grown wary of her family’s dragon obsession.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of obsession
Noun
  • Also key to the president's grass fixation is his love of golf.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Also key to the president’s grass fixation is his love of golf.
    — Will Weissert, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixation
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“Raptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raptness. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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