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apply

Definition for apply

verb as in put into use

verb as in be appropriate, relevant

Strongest matches

affect, connect, involve, pertain, refer, relate

Weak matches

be applicable, be pertinent, bear upon

verb as in put substance on another

Strongest matches

administer, cover, spread

Weak matches

lay on, put on

verb as in ask, request

Strongest matches

appeal, claim, demand

Weak matches

put in, put in for

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Example Sentences

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It can also, he says, be applied to the Vagus nerve on the neck to reduce stress.

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They will have to wait 20 years to apply to settle permanently.

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These rent caps apply to about three quarters of the city’s multifamily housing units.

China’s largest social-media companies are applying America’s novel computing methods at unmatched scale and speed to a billion subjects.

The same strategy could also be applied to large-scale Earth system studies, including climate and weather research.

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

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