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profiled

verb

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 A number of current shows have profiled Americans moving to Italy and restoring old homes. — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Ramsay is one of three chefs being profiled alongside Marco Pierre White and Heston Blumenthal. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 July 2026 Roach, whom my colleague Jennifer Wilson profiled for this magazine in 2024, is perhaps the most sophisticated practitioner of Method Dressing working today. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 She has since been profiled in The New York Times, named one of Fortune's 100 Most Powerful People in Business and earned the number 12 spot on Fortune's Most Powerful Women list in 2025. — Norah Judson, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026 Katie Simons profiled 99-year-old Sierra Madre resident Monson de Kansky, a onetime top ballerina who went to teach Parisian royalty, raise a family and still teaches ballet. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 In 2007, Popular Science profiled submarine designer Bruce Jones’s plan for his Poseidon Undersea Resort, a 40-foot-deep complex of individual suites, with a library, wedding chapel, and restaurant. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 Just three weeks ago, Davis profiled the challenges San Diego city and police officials have confronted trying to implement the Commission on Police Practices approved by voters six years ago. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026 Shortly before settling the case, Paltrow was not-so-positively profiled in the New York Times Magazine, with one famous anecdote describing the way the actor appeared to revel in any controversy. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

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The plain, old clinch knot has been around longer than the improved clinch, and the only difference between the two is step four in the process outlined above.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026
During Thursday’s call, Albesa outlined several upcoming initiatives for Puig, beginning with the launch of Jean Paul Gaultier’s new feminine fragrance, La Favorite.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 30 July 2026

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Gabrielle Union-Wade co-hosted a chic summer soirée with Daniella Vitale, CEO of Ferragamo Americas (not pictured), at Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton, New York, on July 24.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Also pictured is Ashley Gilland, investigator for the Barrow County District Attorney's office.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 28 July 2026

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