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 Starring Yoh Yoshida and Sara Minami, The Employee is the second Japanese show to emerge from NHK’s Writers’ Development Room (WDR), the first of which, 30,000,000 Yen, was profiled in our Deadline Global Breakouts column last year. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026 The Connecticut Mirror profiled Ortiz in September of that year, and the story drew nationwide attention. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026 About 4,400 SpaceX employees stood to become millionaires once the stock began trading, the New York Times reported, and Fortune profiled workers from top executives to welders whose equity is now worth seven figures or more. — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 The Star’s Rashad Alexander profiled Window Wolf co-owner Davis Roethler and the company in April. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 In 2015, The Washington Post profiled teaching associates at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, including a theater actor who helped medical students learn pelvic examinations. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Slushy Noobz has been profiled by Rolling Stone, Interview magazine, Wonderland, Teen Vogue, Nylon, CBC and other publications and platforms. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Last October, De Los Angeles was profiled by the SwimSwam newsletter alongside her teammate Kellie Feintech about their individual journeys navigating cancer. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Once, a local television station profiled TOOOL and asked its members to dress in black turtlenecks and gloves. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiled
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  • Joint List faction chairman Ahmad Tibi had previously outlined a plan to prevent Netanyahu from remaining in power after the elections, according to the Jerusalem Post.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Raman campaign sent a statement to DSA on Monday during the national committee meeting that outlined her stance on BDS.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
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  • She is pictured here as a senior in high school being interviewed by CBS West Palm Beach affiliate while studying to become a pilot.
    — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There will soon even be a new local arthouse distributor in play, thanks to Matt Kelson’s CineYama (pictured above).
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Profiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiled. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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