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 Galuppo has profiled breakout actors, leading filmmakers and the executive ranks across the industry. Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025 In effect, both policies are using the same centralized infrastructure to redefine who is surveilled, who is profiled and who is punished. Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 Visitors enjoy touring the city's royal palaces and observation decks with sweeping views, and sampling culinary delights, as profiled in a recent Travel + Leisure video series. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025 In June, 1975, just after Blass was forced into early retirement, the great New Yorker editor and writer Roger Angell profiled him for the magazine. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 Yadegari was previously profiled by other outlets such as CNBC, CBS and TechCrunch. Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025 Speaking to Variety in Helsinki, Nordenswan recalled coming across an article about the quirky mother-daughter duo in the late-2010s, when a Finnish newspaper profiled the women and their unconventional family arrangement. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025 In 2020, Tooley was profiled by WCVB-TV Boston after he was released from prison. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 Then just 15 years old, the San Diegan was apparently handcuffed on the streets of the Nestor border community, wrongly and racially profiled. Pedro Rios, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • So far, agency shutdown plans have outlined any specific layoffs.
    Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Dreja — pictured above, second from left, with the group in 1967 — was originally the band’s rhythm guitarist and shifted over to bass after Page joined in 1966.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Keith Urban was pictured for the first time since his estranged wife, Nicole Kidman, filed for divorce two days ago.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Profiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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