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
That concept, Nix professed in July, is what will keep him from enduring an off year in Year 2.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Despite professing fidelity to free enterprise, conservatives have repeatedly backed government interventions that advantage corporations.
—Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In the interview with the Justice Department official, Maxwell continued to profess her innocence.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
The two consistently profess their neutrality on the war – while at the same time fueling it by providing financial lifelines to Russia.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Despite professing fidelity to free enterprise, conservatives have repeatedly backed government interventions that advantage corporations.
—Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In the interview with the Justice Department official, Maxwell continued to profess her innocence.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
The two consistently profess their neutrality on the war – while at the same time fueling it by providing financial lifelines to Russia.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profess
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Kids can pretend to be Chase on a case, but there are also other Paw Patrol Halloween costumes, including Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Skye, Zuma, and Everest.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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Beneath the prosthetics and punchlines lies a story about the cost of pretending and the possibility of renewal.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Following Milwaukee's August storms, over 50 properties were declared uninhabitable.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The city of Fayetteville declared a housing crisis in the city in April 2024.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Yet Huang insists the skeptics are missing the deeper forces reshaping the economy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement As a result, civil rights leaders insisted that the pursuit of equality depended on freedom for unpopular speech.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, vice president of operations Donna Washington will assume a new role as vice president of external affairs.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Enterprises often assume that simply scaling data—collecting millions more images or video hours—will close the performance gap.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now’s the time to assert yourself and revel in your victories.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Gray asserted his authority with blunt force.—
Douglas M. Charles,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Police also allege Jonathan Arfsten, 49, took copper from two other closed Pick ‘n Save locations in Milwaukee and one in Glendale.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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In early September, Jakarta police alleged that some TikTok users purposefully broadcast live during the violence to entice viewers into giving them gifts or virtual prizes that can be exchanged for cash.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Lighting systems are used throughout the streets to simulate daytime conditions, and in turn, the paddock operates on European time.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI also claims that Sora is a step toward an AI model that can accurately simulate the world.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Her early essays, written through a Marxian lens, proclaimed revolutionary socialism as justice’s true path.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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This call to action, this call to love, this call for empathy, acknowledging each other's humanity both intra-community and for those who proclaim allyship.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Profess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profess. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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