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
For the moment, news media seems more insulated than other professions from some of the threats of AI.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Teacher schedules, with seasonal breaks and summers off, provide more time for side hustles compared to some other professions.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
The uncertainty now extends beyond individual professions and into the region’s broader economic future.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
While Republicans have continued to lose ground among white-collar professions, blue-collar Americans picked up some of the slack.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
These institutions are not only centers of academic excellence, but also pillars of the community, producing a significant share of Black professionals, including 80% of Black judges and 50% of Black doctors and lawyers, among high-ranking numbers in other professions.
—Dontaira Terrell, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
The online job platform found that people were motivated to move into professions that were more fulfilling or offered additional remote work options.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
This tool, which is extraordinarily valuable for certain professions, is also a devouring hydra for artists like us.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Dueling social media posts Old Soul posted a statement to its Instagram story and said the professions of the customers were unknown to them.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Teacher schedules, with seasonal breaks and summers off, provide more time for side hustles compared to some other professions.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
The uncertainty now extends beyond individual professions and into the region’s broader economic future.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
While Republicans have continued to lose ground among white-collar professions, blue-collar Americans picked up some of the slack.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
These institutions are not only centers of academic excellence, but also pillars of the community, producing a significant share of Black professionals, including 80% of Black judges and 50% of Black doctors and lawyers, among high-ranking numbers in other professions.
—Dontaira Terrell, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
The online job platform found that people were motivated to move into professions that were more fulfilling or offered additional remote work options.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
This tool, which is extraordinarily valuable for certain professions, is also a devouring hydra for artists like us.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Dueling social media posts Old Soul posted a statement to its Instagram story and said the professions of the customers were unknown to them.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professions
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The most recent presidential disaster declarations for Oklahoma, according to the Federal Register, are for wildfires in March 2025 and storms in November 2024.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Players and snaps added or lost are via the portal only (numbers do not include players lost due to exhausted eligibility or draft declarations).—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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This includes a comic scene about proofreading the monotonous legal documents that clerks like Bartleby were paid pennies to copy, and a scene at the end where a jail cook rattles off all the former occupations of its now-nameless inmates.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Finally, payrolls processing firm ADP notes that turnover among traditionally white-collar occupations is around record lows.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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Richards and the governor’s office pushed back on false assertions that Newsom and his wife, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, were stealing money from the state through her office that same day.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Democrats urged her to speak on previous assertions that Renee Nicole Macklin Good and Alex Pretti, two Minnesota residents who federal immigration officials shot, were domestic terrorists.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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The only solution for job seekers would be to specialize in vocations that AI cannot easily replicate, such as highly skilled trades, or to work in industries where consumers put a premium on human interaction.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Invest in fiction written by humans and so support human creativity, vocations, and organic economies?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Professions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professions. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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