Synonyms of profiling

profiling

verb

present participle of profile

as in outlining

to produce a representation of the shape of the head as seen from the side

his likeness was profiled against a background of vegetation

Related Words

• outlining
• drawing
• picturing
• caricaturing
• cartooning
• sketching
• inking
• penciling
• scribbling
• scrawling
• crayoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of profiling

Maricopa County was on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars from a federal racial-profiling lawsuit. — Michael Kiefer, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

Ej Dickson investigated the burnerverse for Wired, profiling one of these women who were doxxed – and found links between these burner accounts and college fraternities. — Brittany Luse, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

An ex-boyfriend, now platonic pal (Eric Lynch) at the (fictional) Chicago Herald offers her an assignment of profiling a Bears superfan, Darlene Donnelly (Marsha Mason). — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

At my former company, profiling ML models running on TPUs taught me that a measurement is only meaningful against what came before. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Several techniques are available, including profiling the user’s online activity and scanning the user’s face. — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2026

There’ll also be a quarterly Weldun Voices series, profiling women who have made a mark on culture, who can speak to the impact (or lack thereof) of their changing bodies on their work. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

Along with profiling the life of Oliver, who died in 2019, the film features poetry recitations by Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Buscemi and others. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Ninth and final in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026