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Recent Examples of profoundly
How does a European legacy company and its namesake brand remain relevant and innovative in today’s profoundly changing beauty industry, where there’s a premium on newness?
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The idea that a mega catastrophe could create an opportunity to experience jouissance—surrender to bliss—profoundly influenced me.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
But originality, imagination, emotional intelligence, judgment, and wisdom remain profoundly human capacities.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Poly, however, was even more profoundly changed.
—Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
The latter question seems to weigh profoundly on Hamaguchi, whose films feel at once meticulously calibrated and wildly audacious, and who here manages, as never before, to make those seemingly contradictory impulses coexist as one.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The frets on the neck profoundly shape how a guitar sounds and feels to play.
—New Atlas, 18 May 2026
One which changes profoundly with the tilts and turn of the planet, yet its essence holds true.
—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The idea that a mega catastrophe could create an opportunity to experience jouissance—surrender to bliss—profoundly influenced me.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
But originality, imagination, emotional intelligence, judgment, and wisdom remain profoundly human capacities.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Poly, however, was even more profoundly changed.
—Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
The latter question seems to weigh profoundly on Hamaguchi, whose films feel at once meticulously calibrated and wildly audacious, and who here manages, as never before, to make those seemingly contradictory impulses coexist as one.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The frets on the neck profoundly shape how a guitar sounds and feels to play.
—New Atlas, 18 May 2026
One which changes profoundly with the tilts and turn of the planet, yet its essence holds true.
—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profoundly
Adverb
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In that sense, perhaps collecting people who care deeply about the same places is a more promising digital model than trying to appeal to everyone everywhere.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Like the movie, the series begins as a deeply human story grounded in relationships that gradually unfolds into a large-scale, epic adventure.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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The contestants encourage each other to do their best and think positively, coming together to offer support when someone is having a bad day.—
Sarah Wang,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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The elimination of extreme infield shifts, larger bases, only three pickoff throws, a limit on how relief pitchers can be used, and the pitch clock were supposed to positively impact hitting.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Twentysomethings leaving college this May face a radically different world.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
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The stylistic range is so wide that different parts of the novel read like homages to such radically different writers as Cormac McCarthy, Sergio Pitol, and Jorge Luis Borges.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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And Thursday night’s performance, while not wholly irrelevant, was just another television rerun broadcast to a less-than-mass audience.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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However it was intended, what Farhadi has brilliantly cooked up ultimately feels wholly original and deliciously crafted on every level.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Each person gets a single scene but feels utterly real, with Will Dagger a standout as the cousin, leaking needy bravado, and Constance Shulman very funny as the funeral director, determined to stage a party for a host who refuses to throw one.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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This index or fine line of feeling is different from the high of an idea or the completion of something, and different from the low mood of feeling utterly stuck.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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But there is remarkably little else to his digital footprint.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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For a cop in a usually sleepy town populated mostly by the elderly, Sung-ae is a remarkably quick study.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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The idea of losing my left breast absolutely undid me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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There’s absolutely no justification for not counting those assists.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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Amenities and experiences Like any of the hotel’s offerings, the off-property experiences are exceptionally curated.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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The lunar environment itself is exceptionally harsh, presenting significant engineering challenges for designing a vehicle that can operate reliably, while still meeting NASA’s accelerated deployment timelines and tighter constraints.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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“Profoundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profoundly. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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