raptness

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Noun
  • Singer continued to advise prospective undergraduates on their college applications while serving his sentence in federal prison in Florida, and from a California halfway house after his release.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2025
  • No food rewards will be available on the Chick-fil-A Play app, which is different from the flagship Chick-fil-A application.
    Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Drawing inspiration from Woolf’s famous novel Mrs. Dalloway, Cunningham’s lustrous prose resembles Woolf’s in its bright, tumbling relation of consciousness.
    Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
  • With his body preserved, the narrator’s consciousness is set free.
    Book Marks July 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Because of the break in scheduling — Triple-A and Double-A affiliates hold their All-Star breaks at the same time MLB does — there is some consideration as to whether Herrera will need more live at-bats before re-joining the team.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • According to Claire Shorenstein, MS, RD, CSSD, a sports dietitian at Eat for Endurance, a dish like this does in fact hit a lot of the nutrition considerations for athletes.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • What is indisputable, however, is that the event contributed to an awareness of global poverty and hunger, forcing world leaders to address the issues in a public way.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • His high tackle-success rate and ability to recover loose balls highlight both positional awareness and sharp instinctive timing.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • So much so that the very act of regulating my blood sugar goes well beyond a healthy preoccupation and turns into something uglier.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • But those with knowledge of Newcastle’s transfer blueprint contest the hypothesis that Howe has a preoccupation with Premier League players, even if the likelihood is that the bulk of summer recruits will come from domestic clubs.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • It’s inspired by Italian poet Petrarch and his lifelong obsession with Laura.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • His hunting obsession and outdoor adventures will continue, and with his track record, will likely contribute to more scientific discovery.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • That was a shift from how Democrats talked about the Epstein story after his death in prison — as a Republican fixation.
    Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
  • Fashion’s ongoing fixation for tennis provided the best environment for Ellesse to reclaim its authenticity.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
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“Raptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raptness. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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