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 Agriculture That Grows With Forests Amazônia Vox has profiled several people and places building economic models that work with the forest, not against it. Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 The Free Press has profiled each candidate. M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025 Many of these communities were heavily surveilled and profiled after the 2001 terrorist attacks nearly a quarter-century ago. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025 The event, in partnership with Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees, who will each appear on the cover of the issue, as well as the accomplished women profiled in the annual Women’s Impact Report, which highlights leaders in the entertainment industry. William Earl, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025 She was profiled in Forbes in 2017. Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025 To her, the question wasn’t why the judge was forcing the Sheriff's Office to spend so much money to ensure the county’s residents were being treated fairly and not being racially profiled. Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025 The Wall Street Journal recently profiled the company’s efforts to improve its relations with employees, having formerly been known as stingy but now having raised wages so often that the Harvard Business School is publishing a case study on its experience. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 Stamberg profiled the hidden hands of Hollywood each year during Oscar season. David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Jean Eric Salata, chairman of EQT Asia, said that the strategic priorities outlined in Beijing’s new five-year plan are poised to deepen China’s edge in advanced manufacturing, bolster investment in technology and artificial intelligence, and boost consumption.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Many of the initiatives outlined in these plans focus on building infrastructures to improve telehealth access and strengthen the health care workforce in rural communities.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Their baby girl, Teddi, was pictured sleeping soundly in her dad's arms.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In 1997, Stewart was pictured wearing overalls, an oversized barn jacket, and over-the-knee mud boots with her arm wrapped around the neck of a cow.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Profiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiled. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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