1
as in declarations
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 occupations
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 professions
IMDb has taken steps to highlight a broader range of professions in Hollywood.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Farmers, dentists, real estate agents, and chiropractors are among the professions most represented among enrollees.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
According to the Financial Times, many employers worry that, after the anticipated rise, those on the NLW will be earning close to the typical starting salary for graduate roles in professions like accountancy, law and finance.
—Ian King, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
By contrast, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned that AI could eliminate half of entry-level jobs in white-collar professions, lifting the unemployment rate to up to 20% in the near future.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Women leaders often face an uphill battle to be taken seriously and rise to the top of their professions in a world characterized by male leadership.
—Por Mallory Decker Y Alicia A. Grandey, Harvard Business Review, 3 Nov. 2025
The analysts cheering for AI's success are effectively rooting for mass unemployment in most middle-class professions.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The two professions are intimately linked, with both spies and explorers illuminating the unknown.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Farmers, dentists, real estate agents, and chiropractors are among the professions most represented among enrollees.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
According to the Financial Times, many employers worry that, after the anticipated rise, those on the NLW will be earning close to the typical starting salary for graduate roles in professions like accountancy, law and finance.
—Ian King, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
By contrast, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned that AI could eliminate half of entry-level jobs in white-collar professions, lifting the unemployment rate to up to 20% in the near future.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Women leaders often face an uphill battle to be taken seriously and rise to the top of their professions in a world characterized by male leadership.
—Por Mallory Decker Y Alicia A. Grandey, Harvard Business Review, 3 Nov. 2025
The analysts cheering for AI's success are effectively rooting for mass unemployment in most middle-class professions.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The two professions are intimately linked, with both spies and explorers illuminating the unknown.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professions
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According to declarations filed by state officials, system rewrites required to implement USDA’s reduction tables could take weeks or months to complete, leaving many recipients temporarily without benefits.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Relatives may also be in possession of advance declarations the patient made while still able to communicate.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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In late September, OpenAI released a new series of tests that evaluate AI’s performance on tasks required for 44 different occupations, in an attempt to better ground claims of AI capabilities in the real world.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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With the sharp decline in migrants, the village's economy has taken a major hit, forcing residents back to traditional occupations.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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In August, The Guardian said the Israeli Defense Forces' Unit 8200 had built a system in Microsoft's Azure cloud for tracking Palestinians' phone calls as part of the country's invasion of Gaza, leading Microsoft to investigate the newspaper's assertions.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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The assertions came despite a lack of clear scientific evidence, and Kenvue has called them simply false.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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These spyware notifications have been running since 2021, and are primarily directed towards users in high-risk vocations or locations, who may be targeted by such spyware.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In previous generations, individuals would launch from these families into careers and vocations that further enforced these identities.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Professions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professions. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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