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 My profession, management consulting, bears some responsibility. — David Pralong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Her profession as a psychologist forbade such magical thinking. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Jobs that force people to travel in winter have always been dangerous; in the old days, mailman was a high-risk profession. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 But, at least for some professions, the AI boom has been an employment one too. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 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
  • In a rare sign of unity within Kosovo's fractured legislative assembly, lawmakers earlier this week unanimously condemned the war crimes verdicts in a declaration.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The lawsuit says the Pentagon used an emergency declaration to bypass notice requirements, as some affected voters prepare to cast ballots in November.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • Having taken the gig to make some cash, Oakley emerged with a vocation as a filmmaker.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • His is a vocation to un-forgetting, to recording the memories of tomorrow’s yesterday.
    — Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of vocation
Noun
  • Some requests were for DeepSeek’s technology, a finding that bolsters assertions from Congress that the company is in bed with the CCP’s military and spying apparatus.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This study gives us a reason, beyond the assertions of law enforcement leaders, to believe the Flock system deserves some credit for San Francisco's drop in car thefts.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of assertion
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  • Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • First, there’s the occupation and the violence itself that somehow becomes ‘normal’ or is viewed as normal.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupation
Noun
  • One is reminded of Toni Morrison, whose refusal to pander to the dominant gaze — whose insistence on writing about Black characters without regard for whoever else might be reading — unlocked its own kind of universality.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s insistence on including certain details regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program has emerged as a pressure point in negotiations, as have various ways to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz and thus bring down global oil prices.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of insistence
Noun
  • Designed for ranch work and rugged driving, the Terra pickup features green paint, 37-inch tires on 18-inch wheels, heavy-duty side steps, a front bull bar, a roof basket with lights, and expanded cargo-bed storage.
    — Chase Jordan October 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But early mornings and after-work hours tend to be the busiest times.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of work
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  • Nationally, 63% of children with credible maltreatment claims were for neglect alone, with no indication of abuse.
    — Sandy Santana, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Russian officials made no immediate comment on the Ukrainian claim.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of claim
Noun
  • Fazio said that his private sector employment had nothing to do with his decision to vote in the state Senate against a high-profile bill that would prohibit Connecticut towns and state agencies from purchasing drones made in China and Russia.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • That argument is particularly relevant in rural communities where the timber industry remains an important source of employment and revenue.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
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