1
as in relates
to have a relation or connection
does your rule about calling home apply to me as well?
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2
as in devotes
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 spreads
to put a layer of on a surface
apply the ointment liberally
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as in uses
to put into action or service
apply the laws of motion to this physics problem
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as in enforces
to carry out effectively
a police officer applying the law
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Recent Examples of applies
The expiring boost, implemented in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act under former President Joe Biden, applies to 22 million of the 24 million low- and middle-income Americans with plans through the ACA marketplace.
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
No, Spotify's Lossless Listening only applies to music streamed on the app, Spotify engineer John Cieslik-Bridgen told USA TODAY.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
This applies universally to how 40-somethings view 50-somethings; 40-something women mostly covet 50-something men because they’ve been burned by their same-age spouses and want a grown-up.
—Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Going Beyond Innovation HBOT is just one example, but the lesson applies everywhere.
—Lindsay O'Neill, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
From there, what’s one small goal that applies to that education?
—Colin Bedell, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
The program, at least for now, only applies to providers and patients in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Washington, according to Axios.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The new car loan deduction only applies in 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Instead, the 4% withdrawal rate applies only to the first year.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
No, Spotify's Lossless Listening only applies to music streamed on the app, Spotify engineer John Cieslik-Bridgen told USA TODAY.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
This applies universally to how 40-somethings view 50-somethings; 40-something women mostly covet 50-something men because they’ve been burned by their same-age spouses and want a grown-up.
—Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Going Beyond Innovation HBOT is just one example, but the lesson applies everywhere.
—Lindsay O'Neill, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
From there, what’s one small goal that applies to that education?
—Colin Bedell, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
The program, at least for now, only applies to providers and patients in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Washington, according to Axios.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The new car loan deduction only applies in 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Instead, the 4% withdrawal rate applies only to the first year.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applies
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Swift’s involvement in the legal battle relates, in part, to suggestions from Lively that Baldoni altered a rooftop scene at the beginning of the film.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Toward the end of one documentary, Guy relates a tragic incident in which two démineurs from his team were killed while rearranging a crate of unexploded artillery shells.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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This scene must have inspired the one in the iconic six-hour 1995 BBC series, which devotes a full minute to Elizabeth’s muddy walk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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That’s a fancy way of saying that the fund devotes some of its portfolio to debts that rise in value with inflation.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Its living space spreads across three floors, all accessed by a central staircase.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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The disease spreads in koala populations through reproduction and social behavior connected to mating.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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At the WellChild Awards in London on Monday, May 8, Harry, 40, chatted with 13-year-old Grace Tutt, a Special Recognition winner who uses a wheelchair following a bus crash.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As the planet orbits the star, the star also moves — or wobbles in its own orbit — due to the equal-and-opposite gravitational force that the planet exerts on the parent star.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Artau has been a longtime member of the Republican Party and the conservative Federalist Society, which exerts a significant influence on judicial appointments at the state and federal levels.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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After Kirk's shooting, Utah's governor reminded the public that the state enforces the death penalty.—
Nick Mordowanec
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Army Basic Training builds resilience and perseverance through demanding routines and enforces respect for rules and chain of command, just as sports instill respect for rules, teammates, opponents and fair play.—
Ron Mix,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There is more to follow, all of which pertains to the film’s title and is rather laborious to discuss in a review without spoilers.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pulte said the new referral pertains to her mortgage for a condo in Cambridge, Massachusetts.—
Sean Conlon,Brian Evans,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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The hurricane center gives the system an 80% chance of formation through the next seven days.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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And podcasting gives me the perfect platform to do that.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Applies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applies. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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