RAPTNESS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

raptness

noun

as in application

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Noun

But analysts say for now, many of these humanoid robots are still mainly used for demonstrations, performances and research rather than real-world applications.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Scopolamine also has legitimate applications, and has been used to treat nausea and as palliative care for Parkinson’s patients.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of application

Noun

And yes, while the Olympics are one point of public familiarity, that’s just one small part of our collective cultural consciousness around the sport.

— Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Or at least to accrue enough data center capacity to rent to those trying to create a new collective consciousness out of silicon.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of consciousness

Noun

The Marlins acquired Driscoll from the Rays on Wednesday in exchange for cash considerations.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
The second is no small consideration in a system where sponsors are sued with some regularity, and Cerulli reports that worries about fees and litigation have slowed sponsors from changing their target-date arrangements at all.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of consideration

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The national spotlight on the area since Guthrie’s disappearance has in turn led to a greater public awareness about the many people who go missing or die in the sprawling desert and reveals just how many families are also searching for answers.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Those who have gathered in pink say the show of support is not an endorsement of what happened, but a stand for maternal mental health awareness and for mothers suffering from postpartum conditions.

— Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of awareness

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Washington’s preoccupation with its own domestic politics, inattention to the region’s nuances, and inflated fears of Chinese and Russian advances all made the United States an easy mark for manipulative local powers.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Vaz felt a resonance with the preoccupations with land, people and colonialism that have defined her filmography to this point.

— Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of preoccupation

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What makes brisket unique is that its price increase has coincided with an explosion in demand, driven by an almost cult-like obsession with barbecue over the past several years.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
In Kris’ case, that obsession was with Camp Miasma, its tortured villain Little Death, and the oversexualized victims who ended up on the other end of Little Death’s spear, terrible sequel after terrible sequel.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of obsession

Noun

Relevant features may include a need for recognition, black-and-white moral reasoning, limited empathy and sustained fixation.

— Control Risks, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent developments have made new an old idea that emerged among nineteenth-century intellectuals in tsarist Russia who rebelled against the elite fixation with the West.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of fixation

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