applications

NOUN

use

Synonyms

STRONGEST

function operation utilization

STRONG

appliance appositeness employment exercise exercising germaneness pertinence play practice purpose relevance usance value

Antonyms

STRONG

misuse

NOUN

request

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal claim demand form inquiry letter petition

STRONG

blank draft entreaty paper requisition solicitation suit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

NOUN

hard work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

effort industry study

STRONG

assiduity attention attentiveness busyness commitment concentration consideration dedication deliberation diligence perseverance zeal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness laziness

STRONG

apathy disregard ignorance indifference lethargy neglect negligence

NOUN

putting substance on another

Synonyms

STRONGEST

treatment

STRONG

administration rubbing

WEAK

administering applying creaming dosing oiling

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applications

Freddie Mac calculates the average rate from the thousands of loan applications submitted to them, while Mortgage News Daily data surveys mortgage lenders.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Both programs will employ forward deployed engineers, or FDEs, that work on-site with clients to plan and build AI applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Fewer than a dozen planning applications, out of about 25,000 in Wales, are called in each year - a process which means ministers make the final decision not a council.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The Burbank giant filed its renewal applications “under protest.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

I asked him how long he thought he would be able to keep his applications a secret.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok