profiled

past tense of profile
as in outlined
to produce a representation of the shape of the head as seen from the side his likeness was profiled against a background of vegetation

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Recent Examples of profiled Baseball finally had an excuse to exile her for good after Rick Reilly profiled her for Sports Illustrated. Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Last year, Wertheim profiled Ultimate Fighting Championship Chief Executive Dana White for the 58th season premiere. Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The fifth-best in the portfolio was Cardinal Health , which Jim Cramer profiled on Wednesday’s Mad Money. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Deadline exclusively profiled showrunner Francesca Gardiner with insight from her colleagues. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 In 1996, Calvin Tomkins profiled the artist, tracing the evolution of her work, her struggles with mental health, and her relationship to New York City. Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 More recently, in February 2024, The New Yorker profiled an American academic, Elizabeth Hoover, who had claimed Mohawk and Mi’kmaq descent and apologized for it under duress but continues to teach. Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 How many people will stay home rather than risk being racially profiled and brutalized? Kica Matos, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Goodal’s Green Tangerine Vitamin C Serum, profiled by Harper’s Bazaar, sources its star ingredient from green tangerines grown on Korea’s Jeju Island during a four-week harvest window. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • If a community cannot show that its levee meets the minimum design, operations and maintenance requirements outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations, areas behind the levee will be considered unprotected against the 1% annual chance flood.
    Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The memo cited a Law Department estimate of about 35,000 potential plaintiffs — roughly 10,000 of whom were expected to file claims — as a result of the September 11 attacks and outlined legislative options to limit the city’s legal liability.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Escape The Glass House model pictured is already built and located at Escape's own Canoe Bay Village in Wisconsin.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But many gynecologic oncologists say the conversation is worth having early — not after a patient has already pictured chemotherapy as the finish line.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Profiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiled. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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