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Recent Examples of profiles
David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
In this week’s issue, Ruth Marcus, a New Yorker contributing writer and a former legal columnist for the Washington Post, profiles an Attorney General who seems to have survived a siege by a powerful wing of her own party.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiles
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The final edition, which Knopf has sent to the printers, includes a foreword that outlines the changes in Giuffre’s life since the manuscript was completed in the fall of 2024.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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China’s Xi outlines global vision at major summit Chinese leader Xi Jinping further outlined his vision for a global order with Beijing at its center.—
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5 Sep. 2025
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Only the last photo during the end credits pictures the fiery aftermath of Hutch’s ultimate battle with Ladeena.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Plenty of timepiece brands increased their prices, too, in response to those initial tariff figures back in April, according to Hodinkee.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
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Accordance’s software is trained on public tax data, including up-to-date code and court rulings and also learns from customers’ own financial histories.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Both men had histories of mental illness.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae, Olandria Carthen and Nikki Glaser leaned into the sheer dress trend, while others like Alix Earle and Yungblud played with risk-taking silhouettes.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The combination of mock-medieval silhouettes with all those big hats and acres of fabric in contrast with the lush sets somewhat brings to mind the delirious period pastiche design ethos of the late Derek Jarman, himself a production designer early in his career.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fester and Wednesday discover that LOIS was a set of experiments Willow Hill was performing on Outcasts whose obituaries were faked.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Reporters write obituaries remembering youngsters who had just begun to live.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
30 Aug. 2025
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The organizer sits on a 360-degree swivel base and comes with multiple insert trays with customizable heights to store products of varying shapes and sizes.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Legendary architect Zaha Hadid is widely recognized for her futuristic buildings, constructed from steel, concrete, and glass and known for their impressive curves and geometric shapes.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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The thriller stars Nishijima and Gwei as a married couple in New York whose seemingly happy life unravels after their son is kidnapped, exposing hidden pasts and suppressed emotions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nali and Bruce both had traumatic pasts.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Profiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiles. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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