as in adept
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a professed analyst of American presidential politics
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge
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as in declared
to state clearly and strongly
the lonely woman professed her love in a series of letters to the soldier
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as in alleged
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen
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Recent Examples of professed
Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
In an era where optimism can be hard to come by, the professed certitude of imminent environmental apocalypse is pretty much the least helpful thing imaginable.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Fishback later winkingly professed ignorance about the word.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
His professed reasons do not pass the laugh test.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
In an era where optimism can be hard to come by, the professed certitude of imminent environmental apocalypse is pretty much the least helpful thing imaginable.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
In recent years, LaBeouf has professed to be sober.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Fishback later winkingly professed ignorance about the word.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for professed
Adjective
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Even if the film doesn’t co-sign her ideology, Ursula is the most nuanced of the ruthless killers, and Gellar is adept at digging into the character’s ambiguity and shifting priorities.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Padres have certainly proved adept at prospect churn.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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Moïse told jurors she was shot first, then pretended to be dead.—
Tania Francois,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The fake store contained an app that pretended to come from Brazil’s social security system, which Kaspersky analyzed and found to be malicious.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Philippines declared a national emergency as fuel shortages caused by the war in Iran threatened its economic stability, one of a number of Asian nations scrambling to address a looming lack of energy.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Iranian regime has already declared that any such acts won’t bring them to the negotiating table and will only prompt more retaliation.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Martinez alleged in the lawsuit that one city official instructed him to withhold information from the FAA about the developer receiving the property and instead inform the FAA only that the city and airport were swapping the land.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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The inquiry into Kent’s alleged mishandling of classified information reportedly predates his resignation, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter, Semafor first reported.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Smith, physical and skilled in pass coverage, is very much valued inside the program.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Nowhere is that clearer than in parts of the economy tied to the AI boom, where skilled labor is commanding salaries that rival—or exceed—traditional white-collar roles.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Top police officer Martin Ondrášek said police assumed arson.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Chris Martin, the band's frontman, and much of the internet assumed the two had been caught in an affair, and the narrative spread like wildfire.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Tehran praised the attack as a show of strength, even as Israel’s military asserted that Iranian missile launches have gradually decreased in frequency since the war began.—
Alon Bernstein,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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Manufacturers asserted that the games are based on skill and that more skilled players could win more money.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Cuban official insisted that regime change was not on the table in talks between the two nations.—
Alexandra Marquez,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
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Trump has insisted that Mueller's investigation into his first White House campaign and its connections with Moscow are a hoax.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Professed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professed. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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