Application and Pursuit

Application

Application noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Pursuit and application are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pursuit" instead a noun "Application".

Pursuit noun - The act of going after or in the tracks of another.

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Application and pursuit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Application" instead a noun "Pursuit".

Nearby Words: pursue, pursuer

full	full application	full pursuit
usual	usual application	usual pursuit
proper	proper application	proper pursuit
single	single application	single pursuit
Other adjectives: popular, actual, serious, creative, new, immediate, general, military.

His obsessive pursuit of understanding the undead was a harsh critique on the pursuit of scientific knowledge without practical application.

Source: Sole Surviving Scientist
She's also the most militant and Ax-Crazy member of the team and the most comfortable with the application of lethal violence in pursuit of her causes; her character-establishing flashback doesn't deal with her particular tech at all, but rather with her worldview.

Source: Comic Book / Black Summer

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