raptness

noun

as in application

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  1. application
  2. consciousness
  3. consideration
  4. awareness
  5. preoccupation
  6. obsession
  7. fixation
Noun
  • The technology already supports applications in telecommunications and high-speed data transmission.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Happen Bank allows joint applications and approves loans of up to $75,000, with funds often available in as little as 24 hours.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 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
  • There is another consideration that rarely receives much attention.
    — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Dirt, algae and other contaminants can also accumulate along walls and around the waterline, making comprehensive cleaning an important consideration.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of consideration
Noun
  • Part of our work is figuring out how to close the gap between the scale and the numbers and the awareness.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Stewart says the costume wasn’t intended to mock the unhoused, but rather raise awareness of their plight.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of awareness
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
Noun
  • Charlie Barron has a habit of transforming curiosity into obsession.
    — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2026
  • City streets and suburban shopping malls have been reconfigured in response to our collective obsession with appearance, health and performance.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of obsession
Noun
  • The character is not above asking inappropriate questions like how much an expensive shirt costs, signaling a sort of vulgar fixation on money.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026
  • But this little episode does provide another reason to question the usefulness of Google’s fixation on AI as a web-search interface.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of fixation
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