RAPTNESS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

raptness

noun

as in application

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Noun

Based on the information Bhengura provided on a form, his application to register to vote was accepted, and he was successfully registered to vote in Texas, according to the indictment.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Over the next two years, Sguros allegedly personally paid property taxes and a water utility account while both remained in West’s name and used West’s identity on a city building permit application, the affidavit said.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of application

Noun

Debates over consciousness have further complicated the conversation about how to regulate AI.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Who controls Starshield is a question that entered the public consciousness in the wake of the Ukraine Starshield speed limit affair.

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of consciousness

Noun

OutKick has asked the WNBA to clarify its current requirements and enforcement, whether discipline is planned or under consideration, and whether teams have received instructions about being on the court.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
But the public listing itself should not eliminate a company from consideration.

— Chris Russo, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of consideration

Noun

That preoccupation may mean the child has a more difficult time listening to their fullness cues when presented with those foods.

— Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 1 Nov. 2026
Time is one of Butler’s preoccupations—its fleeting nature, its nonlinear experience, its rubberbanding effect on our perception.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of preoccupation

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But there’s a Marie Antoinette-style similarity between Hussein’s narcissist tendencies and Trump’s obsession with all that glitters — from the water in the reflecting pool to the walls of the Oval Office — even as the economy crashes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The customer has always been my number-one obsession — without them, nothing is possible.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of obsession

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