profession

noun

prə-ˈfe-shən How to pronounce profession (audio)
Definition of professionnext
1
as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something the weekly profession of faith by the members of the congregation

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2
as in vocation
the activity by which one regularly makes a living a gifted communicator, he was very good at his chosen profession: teaching

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Recent Examples of profession Research consistently shows that as a profession becomes associated with women, its pay and status tend to decline, and marketing is no exception. — Miranda Shanahan, Time, 10 July 2026 McElwee’s brother, having followed their father into the medical profession, received mentorship and experienced the glow of paternal pride, whereas McElwee’s youthful filmmaking vocation was met with bewilderment and doubt. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2026 Long before acting became his profession, Hopkins was studying piano as a child in Port Talbot, Wales, performing Beethoven and Chopin by elementary school and improvising original music by age six. — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 10 July 2026 Instead, Thames spends much of the book turning the lens on his own profession, arguing that journalists didn’t do enough to explain their work to readers. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for profession
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profession
  1. declaration
  2. vocation
  3. assertion
  4. occupation
  5. insistence
  6. work
  7. claim
  8. employment
Noun
  • Though brief, Yoon’s martial law declaration plunged South Korea into a political crisis, paralyzing politics and high-level diplomacy while rattling financial markets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • The city, county and state all issued local emergency declarations in the days following the fire.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 8 July 2026
Definition of declaration
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  • McElwee’s brother, having followed their father into the medical profession, received mentorship and experienced the glow of paternal pride, whereas McElwee’s youthful filmmaking vocation was met with bewilderment and doubt.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
  • Early life and religious vocation Gerardi was born in Guatemala City on December 27, 1922.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
Definition of vocation
Noun
  • Ukraine rejects that assertion and Zelenskyy urged Putin last month to hold a one-on-one meeting with him, but the Kremlin leader refused.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Four fisher people from Indonesia’s Pari Island filed a legal complaint in 2023 against the Swiss construction company Holcim, which refutes their assertion that its climate change-causing emissions threaten their homes and livelihoods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of assertion
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  • In video of the occupation, Tubbs and his trusty dog Pujo can be seen sitting atop a towering twenty-foot platform, precariously balanced on two long poles anchored by an unwieldy pair of cables.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Or in Rabat, the city established by France as the administrative and political capital of Morocco, during its forty-nine-year occupation of the country, and the home of a gleaming new soccer academy, a symbol of the nation’s sporting ambitions?
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Definition of occupation
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  • In the majority’s view, this must be read broadly to achieve the declaration’s insistence on rights and equality.
    — Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • Steve Tew, district attorney for Ouachita and Morehouse parishes, has never wavered in his insistence that Duncan was guilty of murder and that he should be put to death.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 29 June 2026
Definition of insistence
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  • To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • The hours between finishing work for the day and going out to dinner are the calm before the storm.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of work
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  • Kunst said there were some undocumented claims of miraculous cures prior to when records of such occurrences would be kept, dating back to the 1950s.
    — Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • All claims were dismissed, and a hearing will be held on July 29 and 30 to hear arguments on any points of dispute.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of claim
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  • The traditional concept of professional security, once anchored in stable, full-time employment and institutional safeguards, is fundamentally outdated.
    — Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • David Card, who won a Nobel Prize in 2021 for his work on this subject, documented that this inflow actually prompted a significant increase in new business investment and thus led to a surge in new employment.
    — Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026
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