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 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 Tan hired a new spokesperson and was profiled in the New York Times as a local political influencer whose civic passions sometimes got the best of him. Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • In addition to trying to hold lawmakers accountable for passing a state spending plan on time, Duggan outlined his plan to give school administrators a runway to improve student outcomes before firing them, which would give school districts some say in their accountability measures.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Chinese authorities outlined plans to increase the country’s self-reliance and deepen its dominance of manufacturing.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Ghost chips The Honda NSX car is pictured at the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The women are pictured with, or without, veils and against the backdrop of Baroque and modern churches.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Profiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiled. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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