applications

noun

plural of application
as in uses
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose fixing a snag in panty hose is not the intended application of nail polish, but it's a handy one

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Recent Examples of applications The program received more than 100 applications and advanced 20 students to the finalist round. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Ten days later, the head of its Moscow office, Kirill Goncharov, told reporters the party, with about 4,000 members, received 8,000 new applications to join. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Potential applications include hypersonic vehicles, spacecraft, radio-frequency electronics, transmitters, and interceptors, according to APL mechanical engineer Yoni Ferneau. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 Launched in August, the service is open to brokers, Web3 applications, and trading platforms alike. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 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, 27 Aug. 2026 While earlier sitcom crews met up at a coffee shop or a bar, young people like Billie—who spends her days submitting dozens of job applications without a single reply—are scarcely in a position to treat the city as their playground. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 The Arkansas Economic Development Commission opened the third round of the Arkansas Site Development Program applications on Thursday. — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 That changed in 2023, when the VA required servicers and loan holders with automatic authority to decide to complete assumption applications within 45 days. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applications
  1. uses
  2. exercises
  3. usages
  4. operations
Noun
  • The 400-odd recipes include savory pies of all stripes, a mind-boggling array of uses for many styles of cheese, and boundless vegetable dishes.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The trend has stoked both hopes and fears around AI’s educational uses.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of uses
Noun
  • Rachel Yve, who posted a 20-minute somatic sleep support session on InsightTimer, blends somatic exercises, breathwork and progressive muscle relaxation, including legs up the wall.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The project also extends beyond individual development exercises.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of exercises
Noun
  • The Montour Trail sees upwards of 400,000 trail usages yearly.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Yet another defense is that at least some usages of Daniels’ NIL are newsworthy.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of usages
Noun
  • Managers guide a roster constructed by their general manager or head of baseball operations.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Organizations need security operations capable of correlating multiple attack vectors, responding at machine speed and continuously learning from attacks occurring far beyond the walls of any single enterprise.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of operations

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“Applications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applications. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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