1
as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
the weekly profession of faith by the members of the congregation
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2
as in vocation
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
a gifted communicator, he was very good at his chosen profession: teaching
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Recent Examples of profession
One gets the sense that living here triggered your choice of profession?
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Jerald “coop” Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The agency attributes this to the pandemic, when lockdowns paused training for well over a year, as well as many leaving the profession between 2019 and 2024.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
As in the film – which saw Jeremy Irons playing both siblings – the series finds the sisters testing the flexibility of their profession's ethics, as well as their own moral boundaries.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
The need for better fortune in visa lotteries has given rise to a new profession — agents who pray in temples across the Pacific on behalf of others.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Jerald “coop” Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The agency attributes this to the pandemic, when lockdowns paused training for well over a year, as well as many leaving the profession between 2019 and 2024.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
As in the film – which saw Jeremy Irons playing both siblings – the series finds the sisters testing the flexibility of their profession's ethics, as well as their own moral boundaries.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
The need for better fortune in visa lotteries has given rise to a new profession — agents who pray in temples across the Pacific on behalf of others.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profession
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Crews will be knocking door to door, assessing the damage in hopes of getting the state and federal emergency declarations for Ann Arbor, which could help residents pay for repairs.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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But Amazon hasn’t made this declaration so outrightly to consumers, many of whom are just now learning about Amazon’s commitment to its new, proprietary operating system (OS), Vega OS.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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Hall was raised in large part by a single mother—who, perhaps prophesying her son’s eventual vocation in Hollywood, was named Annie Hall.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Reynolds ran a tree service at the time, one he’d started a few years after high school, and these were serious problems for someone whose vocation involved wielding a chainsaw.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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That assertion is in dispute, according to the opinion.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Still, Vance questioned Leo anew, pushing back specifically at the pope’s Palm Sunday assertion that God does not hear the prayers of those who make war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Among them are the New Yorker writer Emily Hahn, who was living in Hong Kong under Japanese occupation, and Donald Hasuike, a fourteen-year-old Japanese American who was interned at a camp in Colorado with family before being shipped to Japan against his will.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The final regulation the IRS released Friday names over 70 occupations that may receive tips which may qualify for the deduction, as well as a clarified definition of qualifying tips.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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Israel’s insistence that the ceasefire in Iran does not include a pause in its fighting with Hezbollah has threatened to sink the deal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Israel's insistence that the ceasefire in Iran does not include a pause in its fighting with Hezbollah has threatened to sink the deal.—
Azhar Sukri,Kevin Breuninger,Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Barnes and Imam had been trading ideas with a scholar named Andrew Willard Jones, whose work focussed on the model of Christendom found in, say, High Middle Ages France, where society was organized around its relationship with the Church.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sara Doody Mid-Century Lift-Top Coffee Table Apartment dwellers will love this space-saving coffee table with a convenient lift-top that doubles as a kitchen table and work desk.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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According to Donelon, fraudulent-accident claims relating to big-rig collisions increased the average yearly insurance costs for each family in Louisiana by as much as six hundred dollars.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's appearance at the Netflix event comes amid a March 17 Variety report alleging tension between the couple and the streaming giant — claims that have been previously denied by both the Sussexes and Netflix.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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This restructuring will result in changes to a number of employment areas within the district.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Still, the upside of a pickup should outweigh the downside of small episode reductions as a full cast of actors, a room of writers and a crew would gain employment.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Profession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profession. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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