raptness

noun

as in application

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  1. application
  2. consciousness
  3. consideration
  4. awareness
  5. preoccupation
  6. obsession
  7. fixation
Noun
  • A day later, the Supreme Court denied her emergency application for a stay.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The company’s primary focus, for now, is industrial applications.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of application
Noun
  • Anya Gallaccio’s interest in decay and mortality pivoted nicely into a tactful, timely engagement with eco-consciousness and connection to place.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The novel is elongated by ellipses…as if our heroine momentarily loses not words…but consciousness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of consciousness
Noun
  • One theory focuses on political considerations — that extending the deportation reprieve could have made the administration appear weak on immigration to its conservative base, just ahead of next month’s consequential midterm election.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Iowa doesn’t have a blemish on its record, and a strong game here might give them future consideration for the College Football Playoffs.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of consideration
Noun
  • As awareness grows, primary-care doctors and gynecologists are likely to see more patients asking about scent changes.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The award is presented by the American Heart Association to celebrate excellence in coaching, honor Bryant’s legacy and to raise awareness and funds for its mission.
    — PJ Green October 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of awareness
Noun
  • His output more closely resembles that of an old studio film director’s than of a typical contemporary literary novelist, with certain themes and preoccupations reappearing across books of otherwise disparate subject matter.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement America’s preoccupation with the war on terror did squander its unipolar decade.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of preoccupation
Noun
  • In some cases, the obsession becomes so extreme that men may avoid eating foods prepared elsewhere or outside their strict standards.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There was this strange obsession that Ghana had with Western culture and, in this case, American culture.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of obsession
Noun
  • Each loving gesture and bashful smile from his aspiring girlfriend Nikki is punctuated by dread, every minute tense and unnerving as her fixation slowly takes a dark turn.
    — Mariam Bagdady, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Jennifer Lopez anticipated Milan’s fixation before the shows were properly underway.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of fixation
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“Raptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raptness. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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