1
as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of
professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge
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2
as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
the lonely woman professed her love in a series of letters to the soldier
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3
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen
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Recent Examples of profess
She was received by the religious community and took her religious name — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt — in 1938 before professing her vows in 1945.
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Shannon Ryan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adcock professes to take safety seriously.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Both organizations profess an unwavering commitment to liberty, but stand firmly on either side of a growing debate about book banning in America.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Watching your character confront Giuliano and attempt to profess her innocence once again was intense.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Shannon Ryan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adcock professes to take safety seriously.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Both organizations profess an unwavering commitment to liberty, but stand firmly on either side of a growing debate about book banning in America.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Watching your character confront Giuliano and attempt to profess her innocence once again was intense.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profess
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Words like that carry generations of pain, and pretending otherwise only keeps the cycle going.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said Montejano pretended to be a teenage boy on Snapchat, asked the girls to meet him in a public area at the apartment complex before forcing the girls into his apartment.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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It was formed in 2017 as a coalition of jihadist factions and immediately declared its allegiance to al Qaeda.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Dominik Szoboszlai had just squandered a golden chance by firing tamely into the arms of Emiliano Martinez after winning the ball back high up the field when the Kop parked their frustration and vocally declared their unwavering faith in the Dutchman.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Still, local lore, including online discussion threads, insists that the wise guy looms above the pews.—
Susan Mulcahy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Every government, donor, and institution has a role to play by funding the response, supporting recovery, and insisting that aid and education flow freely.—
Catherine Russell,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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Before Hamilton assumed the role in 2004, Robert Linn served as the GOP mayor from 1946 to 2004.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Whether out of unconscious sexism, his infatuation with her, or both, Lee was catastrophically wrong in assuming that Betty Jo was an innocent victim in the Washberg affair.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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But though Pope had the final (non-)hand in the goal, it was made possible by a complacent Newcastle performance in which their midfield failed to assert control in a match which had been handed to them.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Porsche did not stop, struck the pedestrians and fled the scene, officials allege.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The 37-year-old man has a record of theft, Beccuau alleged.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The site can be used to simulate flight environments that can be used for hypersonic weapon development, according to a university notice.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement The August 2025 report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, argued that states should prohibit the use of drills that simulate an active shooter being in the school, as well as sensorial drills.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The country’s electoral authority, stacked with Maduro sympathizers, proclaimed him the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging, which the government denied.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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But despite what this postcard proclaimed, there was no colonnade along it.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Profess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profess. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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