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as in pretends
to present a false appearance of
professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge
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as in declares
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 insists
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen
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Recent Examples of professes
All proudly professes himself as a man of faith.
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 2 June 2026
After the massive trauma crisis is resolved, Owen professes his desire to be with Teddy and move to Paris, where Teddy was considering a once-in-a-lifetime research position.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Vance professes to be ‘obsessed’ with UFO files Trump appears skeptical about the existence of extraterrestrial life.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Instead of a mutual parting of ways, Howard professes his love for Nancy and proposes that the two be together.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
Trump often professes his support for farmers.
—Anthony Pahnke, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
The upcoming exhibition's contemporary edge professes the importance of displaying Native American art of the present, to resist the erasure of living, thriving Indigenous American cultures and communities.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
In this context, improving pay and addressing disparities will be a formidable undertaking for a mayoral administration that professes a commitment to economic justice.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
Maurice grows steadily more intimate with a friend, Clive, trading books and letters with him over vacation, until Clive professes his love.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 2 June 2026
After the massive trauma crisis is resolved, Owen professes his desire to be with Teddy and move to Paris, where Teddy was considering a once-in-a-lifetime research position.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Vance professes to be ‘obsessed’ with UFO files Trump appears skeptical about the existence of extraterrestrial life.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Instead of a mutual parting of ways, Howard professes his love for Nancy and proposes that the two be together.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
Trump often professes his support for farmers.
—Anthony Pahnke, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
The upcoming exhibition's contemporary edge professes the importance of displaying Native American art of the present, to resist the erasure of living, thriving Indigenous American cultures and communities.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
In this context, improving pay and addressing disparities will be a formidable undertaking for a mayoral administration that professes a commitment to economic justice.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
Maurice grows steadily more intimate with a friend, Clive, trading books and letters with him over vacation, until Clive professes his love.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professes
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Pig-butchering scams, in which a stranger pretends to befriend you and then coaxes you into putting money into a cryptocurrency scam, don’t involve that same act now urgency.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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In each new place, Charlie pretends to be Layla, hoping to ensnare an unsuspecting Stanley into his web of deceit.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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The Canadian government declares soccer, not hockey, to be the nation’s most popular sport among Canadian children.—
Paula Newton,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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The coach declares her team’s strategies as the best and most comprehensive in the country.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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If the budget only allows for one statement piece, Del Marmol insists it should be put into your overhead light or sconces.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Claire insists the latter explanation can’t be true.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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My thesis simply assumes that geopolitical risk, tight inventories, and lingering supply disruption keep crude supported enough to prevent a deeper breakdown in energy equities.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The lawsuit asserts claims of legal malpractice and breach of contract against Balch & Bingham and Anulewicz.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Heinz asserts that their ketchup is shelf-stable due to its natural acidity but should be refrigerated after opening to maintain its quality.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
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This lawsuit, like numerous other similar cases that have come before it, alleges a design defect with ChatGPT itself and blames OpenAI for knowingly deploying a dangerous product.—
Cyrus Farivar,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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The lawsuit alleges that the Baltimore County Public Schools failed to correct the record despite proof that the recording was not real.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The Supercomputer simulates the remaining fixtures of a season 10,000 times and analyses the results to create an average league table from those simulations.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The facility is likely the only one in the world that can do full-load, bidirectional testing that simulates both grid conditions and variable data-center loads.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Apr. 2026
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Across 45 recipes — each its own kind of breadcrumb-naming treatise — the duo proclaims how versatile the kitchen staple both is and can be.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
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This cage, the image proclaims, is America.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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“Professes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professes. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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