as in applicable
capable of being put to use or account
used some applied psychology to get the teenager to become more responsible
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as in related
to have a relation or connection
does your rule about calling home apply to me as well?
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as in devoted
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention
Sam applied himself to writing thank-you letters to everyone who'd helped sponsor him for the charity walk
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as in spread
to put a layer of on a surface
apply the ointment liberally
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as in used
to put into action or service
apply the laws of motion to this physics problem
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as in enforced
to carry out effectively
a police officer applying the law
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Recent Examples of applied
ABC News,
29 June 2026
When he was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2, his parents turned to applied behavior analysis, or ABA, a therapy commonly used to help children learn daily life skills and limit harmful behaviors.
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Jason Kane,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Paul Ridden
june 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2026
The 5% discount is automatically applied to your total purchase cost at checkout, but the 1% and 2% rewards earned with the Target Mastercard can only be redeemed for Target gift cards.
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Sarah Hostetler,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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Adjective
Along with theology, that list now includes applied psychology, pharmaceutical sciences and others.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
When he was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2, his parents turned to applied behavior analysis, or ABA, a therapy commonly used to help children learn daily life skills and limit harmful behaviors.
—
Jason Kane,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Verb
Some options can be applied direct from the menu bar and the effects seen immediately, but others will bring up larger menus that partially hide a section of the main picture.
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Paul Ridden
june 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2026
The 5% discount is automatically applied to your total purchase cost at checkout, but the 1% and 2% rewards earned with the Target Mastercard can only be redeemed for Target gift cards.
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Sarah Hostetler,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applied
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Erie Mayor Andrew Moore said the executive sessions followed all applicable laws and that nothing improper had been brought to the town's attention.
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Cohen said Humble Robotics is working to make cabless vehicles applicable to public roads, particularly those surrounding the busy ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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What’s In The Release Apple’s release notes specify that the content is all security-related.
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Fable 5 included guardrails that prevented the AI system from assisting with a wide range of cybersecurity- and biology-related tasks.
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Jim Cramer devoted his Sunday column for Investing Club subscribers to answering that question.
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German political scientist Jürgen Falter has devoted much of his career to studying Nazi membership records and has written extensively on the rise of Adolf Hitler and his party.
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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If using grounds, apply in 1 to 2-inch deep layers and make sure the coffee is spread in an unbroken line so slugs and snails won’t cross it.
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Since the launch of LineShine, the supercomputer has been used for applications ranging from climate modeling and engineering simulations to drug discovery, neuroscience and AI, the center said.
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The newer techniques, and the ones being used by the better clinics in Turkey, are FUE and DHI.
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The fiber lit up with this protein at the exact same spot where force was being exerted, suggesting that self-stabilization was occurring.
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Washington has exerted control over Venezuela's oil exports after a January military intervention that seized the country's then-president, Nicolas Maduro.
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The post-game timeline is the same that was enforced after Iran's games against New Zealand and Belgium, a tight travel schedule that members of the Iranian team and their coach have blasted as unfair treatment.
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While Sacramento police had not enforced the ban for years, the repeal of the 1988 ordinance and the signs along Franklin Boulevard and Broadway was a milestone.
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Later in the day, your mind finds a clever solution, a useful contact or a whole new point of view.
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While Mickey Moniak and Freddy Peralta and Kris Bubic are useful pieces to move, these squads don’t really have the rosters to shake up the deadline by embracing a more aggressive sale.
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“Applied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applied. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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