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adjective

prə-ˈfest How to pronounce professed (audio)
Definition of professednext
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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professed

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verb

past tense of profess
1
as in pretended
to present a false appearance of professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge

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2
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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3
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
Adjective
Legal Weed Protects Kids A common element to these proposals is a professed urgency to protect children from legal weed. — A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 Some fleeing toil and craving transcendence, others reaffirming a faith long professed. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
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Famously, having read an interview in which Keegan professed to missing British cereal, the club’s fans organised and paid for a shipment of Shredded Wheat. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Though the two have not divulged a complete explanation for their divorce, both have since professed admiration for one other. — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for professed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professed
  1. adept
  2. pretended
  3. declared
  4. alleged
  5. skilled
  6. assumed
  7. asserted
  8. insisted
Adjective
  • MongoDB is more adept at handling larger troves of data versus its rival, and its system is easier to use for builders, per Bank of America.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • That came in 2014-15, in a year where the richest opportunistically pilfered a couple of less wealthy clubs who had shown themselves highly adept at scouting and youth development.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of adept
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  • As bait, the researchers created a fake startup, Ballena Azul, which pretended to focus on decentralized finance for large holders of cryptocurrency, which North Koreans have been known to target to fund the country’s regime.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The woman got up on their table and gleefully pretended to tap dance, drawing an amused crowd of onlookers.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of pretended
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  • Six people, including two children and two teenagers, were declared dead on arrival, Tanaji said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran declared the strait closed again after accusing Washington of violating the MoU by opening a new shipping route through the waterway.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of declared
Verb
  • Paul Robinson, the father of a student, is alleged to have tried to conceal evidence and obstruct the investigation.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Davis has previously alleged that, amid mushrooming violence between the two groups, Combs had offered Davis a bounty on the lives of his rivals, Knight and Shakur.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleged
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  • Analyzing a potential legal challenge The prospect of a trans woman who is skilled enough at basketball to play in the WNBA and who seeks employment in the WNBA is uncertain and, for now, speculative.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • PwC’s 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer found that AI-skilled workers earned a 56% average wage premium in 2024 and that required skills are changing 66% faster in roles most exposed to AI.
    — Daniel Gumucio, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of skilled
Verb
  • Mueller was appointed and assumed office as police chief in Stillwater in January 2021.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As of now, most people have assumed that Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie who disappeared in early 2026, won’t be found alive.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • But at least one Lake Worth Beach city commissioner asserted involvement of local authorities in immigration enforcement is a bad idea.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But after a fireball erupted at last year’s Idaho’s Potato Drop, injuring a child and shattering windows, the event’s CEO, Dylan Cline, cheered the explosion and asserted the event wouldn’t be back to the downtown site near the Idaho Capitol.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of asserted
Verb
  • Everything is squared away now, Price insisted, and there should be no further delays.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Asked to comment about its international isolation, Farahi insisted the Taliban government was engaged with some 40 countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
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