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 In 2013, Tad Friend profiled Bryan Cranston, tracing his path from guest star to lead actor on the small screen. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 One typical millionaire profiled by the economists is Dick Portillo, who grew up poor in a Chicago housing project and started a hot dog stand in 1963 with a $1,100 investment. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 There are several notable first-time nominees, some of whom De Los has previously profiled. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Ahead of the opening of Jafa’s New Museum on September 24, New York Times critic Holland Cotter profiled the artist. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 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 Four neighbors have already been profiled, but that's a drop in the bucket. — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 9 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
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  • VanderGiesen outlined the reasons for the plea agreement after being questioned by the judge about the deal.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The private nonprofit organization’s yearly reports haven’t outlined progress on roughly two dozen venues around Greater Los Angeles.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • The warrant was obtained a day before he was arrested and for days afterwards police were pictured searching Mountbatten-Windsor’s propeties in Sandringham and on the Windsor estate.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Kate, pictured here with me and my sign, works at the coffee shop.
    — Kris Kealoha Giron, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Profiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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