RAPTNESS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

raptness

noun

as in application

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Noun

Mayo Clinic is now running a clinical trial to test whether AI can help identify patients at risk of or with early-stage pancreatic cancer — an application the hospital has said could detect the disease years earlier than the typical diagnosis.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
In one instance, there was a 488% increase in applications for test drives on the day of the stream, Moutran told Semafor.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of application

Noun

In recent months, the regime has worked to displace Machado from the public consciousness.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
In novels such as Thousand Cranes and The Master of Go, Yasunari Kawabata wedded stream-of-consciousness to classical forms of ritual and performance, modeling rapid Japanese westernization through stories that overlay the ancient and the modern.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of consciousness

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As with consideration of any new medication, understanding implications, both good and bad, short-term and long-term, need to be fully discussed with any patient and treating physician.

— Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
The report also recommends greater consideration of human influences beyond greenhouse gases, specifically listing aerosols, irrigation, and land-use changes.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Definition of consideration

Noun

Holding it all together is the irrepressible Rodri, sweeping up loose balls and snuffing out counter-attacks with a positional awareness few central midfielders match.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Supported by a historic wave of retiring business owners and growing awareness of acquisition entrepreneurship, buying a business has become an increasingly attractive path to ownership.

— Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of awareness

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Among this group, it is characterized by a difficulty controlling phone use, heavy social media dependence, having a preoccupation with notifications and voicing distress when separated from their device.

— Elizabeth Dowdell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
But the version of the classical hero that the film conjures up nevertheless embodies the great preoccupation of Nolan’s filmography.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Definition of preoccupation

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Billie’s obsession with taking down Priscilla constantly puts her team in peril, because being so laser-focused on one thing clouds the bigger picture.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
As an example, Nunez cites the average teen’s obsession with looks, like when Elsie becomes infatuated with the soirée’s 30-something bartender.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Definition of obsession

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Trump’s fixation on false claims about the 2020 election made Thursday night’s address a fraught event for every organization in the business of live news coverage.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Federal authorities haven’t singled out any veggies yet, though acting Food and Drug Administration director Don Prater acknowledged Michigan’s fixation on lettuce.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026

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