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Recent Examples of profiled
Many of these communities were heavily surveilled and profiled after the 2001 terrorist attacks nearly a quarter-century ago.
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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
In 1977, Rolling Stone profiled Keaton as her star was ascendant.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
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
In 1977, Rolling Stone profiled Keaton as her star was ascendant.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiled
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The space rock, also outlined in a recent study published by the American Astronomical Society, is believed to have been in this Earth-adjacent orbit for about 60 years, according to the website EarthSky.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Mahon outlined how the change would result in his company having to take time to change addresses with suppliers, update insurance and tax information, and reduce visibility on websites Google Maps and Yelp.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jessica Biel and Jackie Tohn pose on the red carpet and George Clooney, Laura Dern and Adam Sandler are pictured inside.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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That the topless king was pictured beside his married lover, Wallis Simpson, only added to the growing scandal.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Profiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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