RAPTNESS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

raptness

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as in application

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Noun

Instead of being limited to the manufacturer’s stock features, the display can become an endpoint for Home Assistant, MQTT and custom applications.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
The tie-up should help some skeptical investors grow more confident that Salesforce — thanks to troves of proprietary customer data housed within its applications — has a role to play in this new AI world.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of application

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The phenomenon happens so often that some researchers say there is a growing body of evidence that consciousness continues at some level, for at least some period, after the body has died.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
The media campaign elevated Trayvon’s death in the nation’s consciousness; a special prosecutor was appointed to oversee the case, and Zimmerman was indicted and arrested.

— Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of consciousness

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If someone consistently behaves with kindness, generosity, and consideration, even when these behaviors require effort or self-restraint, their motives may be less important than their actions.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
For now, the main considerations are cutting benefits for wealthier Americans or eliminating the cap on Social Security's payroll tax.

— Ashley Lopez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of consideration

Noun

Yandel is recognized for his support of community and educational initiatives, mental health awareness and emerging Latino talent.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
But even her awareness can’t be constant, as shown by a scene that played out just this summer.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 31 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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Head baker Lou Turner (formerly pastry chef at Obelix, a French bistro in the city’s River North) churns out superb pastries that invite obsession.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Neece was raised 15 minutes away from Disneyland and developed an obsession with it early on.

— Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of obsession

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