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application

Definition for application

noun as in request

noun as in the act of putting a substance on something

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treatment

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administration, rubbing

noun as in computer program

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app, program, software

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“Of course, everyone wants an alternative, and those alternatives will have good economics for some applications,” Moore said.

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"This discovery could allow us to build fast-charging supercapacitors that store enough energy to replace batteries in many applications, and deliver it far more quickly."

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"Some of the problems they've been solving 10 years ago, many of those problems that were really difficult to solve are now quite easy to solve in the modern application," he said.

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The trio of casinos emerged as finalists after eight bidders submitted applications for new or expanded casinos to the board in June.

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Caesars’ proposal was voted down by a community advisory committee in September, while MGM withdrew its application in October.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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