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 Either way, a wrist injury would help explain the rather troubling start for Thomas, who was profiled to be one of the best wide receivers in all of football coming into the 2025 season. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 Her emotional and defiant speech Friday night drew millions of viewers worldwide, and several major outlets have since profiled her. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025 After The Bee profiled Black artist Gary Harrell in 2023, Chiu provided funds so the Crocker could acquire four pieces from Harrell. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025 American Pulitzer prize-winning conflict photographer Lynsey Addario is profiled in Love + War, a rock-solid documentary feature and the latest collaboration between filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, who made doc Free Solo and the biographical drama Nyad together. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025 During some of these interactions, immigrants and American citizens alike have reported feeling racially profiled. Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 To encourage the use of Wi-Fi HaLow in environmental applications, the best way forward is to highlight the results of field trials in smart cities, agriculture and industrial settings, like those profiled by the Wireless Broadband Alliance. Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The company was real (or inspired by one profiled in The New Yorker), but the examples were not. Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025 Soon officials arrived in Chondwe's community and asked to meet with many of the people profiled in the article, checking the facts and learning about their situation firsthand. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Krueger outlined the trade-offs.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Trump’s 2017 legislation outlined the list of SSTBs to limit eligibility for a 20% deduction for certain businesses.
    Ana Teresa Solá,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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  • Xi was also pictured laughing with Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in China.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Carolina Panthers logo is pictured on a football helmet before the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on October 08, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.
    Peter Aitken Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

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

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