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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
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.
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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
Ongoing diversity problem Each year, Goodell professes a desire to see the NFL employ fair hiring practices that will ensure the league’s head coaching and general manager ranks reflect strong diversity.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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
Ongoing diversity problem Each year, Goodell professes a desire to see the NFL employ fair hiring practices that will ensure the league’s head coaching and general manager ranks reflect strong diversity.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professes
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But nobody pretends academics matter for college football players in 2026, and shortening the lull could maintain momentum and move the National Championship up a few weeks.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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There's also Bright White, which pretends to be Acetate, and definitely has the texture of something that wants to be organic.—
Florence Ion,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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In addition to state amphibian, this year’s bill also declares Connecticut to be the birthplace of the Boys and Girls Club and names Housatonic marble — which is found throughout the state and forms part of the state Capitol — as state rock.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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The fiber-optic race is on in Lake County, or so declares at least one internet service provider building in the county, with the region proving a popular market that has seen a growing need for broadband internet.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yet convenience has not come at the price of comfort, insists designer Mikael Axelsson, who set out to better the coziness of conventional foam fillings.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Hao insists philanthropy alone won’t solve academic medicine’s financial and structural challenges.—
Lisa Chambers,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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But that scenario assumes the streamers actually want the same packages the networks currently hold.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Leadership sees growing demand from business intelligence to AI workloads and assumes the team cannot keep up.—
Prashanthi Kolluru,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Walker, who was recruited to lead Anonymous after 12 years of heading the Ford Foundation, asserts that Farhadi’s work is an inspiration.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Under the California law Lively asserts, the actress could be entitled to attorneys’ fees, plus treble and punitive damages, for harm caused by Baldoni’s defamation claims.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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The affidavit further alleges that the girl told her father that Diaz touched her inappropriately, and that Diaz left and went to a nearby hotel.—
Charmaine Patterson,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The indictment alleges the proceeds were used to further TdA’s criminal goals.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 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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But on Change of Plans, the outfit's newest album — out now — frontman Isaac Gibson proudly proclaims that the humble group of musicians from Castlewood finally sounds most like themselves.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Pratt wants to add more police officers, rein in the power of public employee unions and spend less on brand-new housing for the homeless, the ad proclaims.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Professes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professes. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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