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Recent Examples of profoundly
The designers working there, the community gathering there, and the public experiencing their first real glimpse of a progressive, modern approach to living were profoundly shaped by the place.
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Immersive and profoundly empathetic, THE TALE OF SILYAN is a cinematic and poetic reflection on the interdependence between humans and nature.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Huw Gwyther, fashion publisher and founder of independent titles Imagine, Wonderland and Man About Town, said Ward’s work profoundly inspired his decision to study womenswear design at Central Saint Martins in the ’90s and fueled his lifelong career in the fashion industry.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
The operation, conducted in full public view, reflected intensifying national debate over immigration policy, policing and civil liberties—issues that profoundly affect the lives and rights of New Yorkers and set precedents for enforcement strategies across the United States.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Our intimacies are connected to politics, and yet are also profoundly more specific, more real.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Anyone who’s read James Clavell’s Shōgun will know how profoundly singular Japanese culture has always been — and still is.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Gold being pole-axed from a profoundly extended height, falling more than 5% to levels last seen … eight days ago.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
But Starship is a profoundly more complex design than that partly reusable launch vehicle, in part because Musk’s ultimate ambition for Starship is to use it to colonize Mars.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Immersive and profoundly empathetic, THE TALE OF SILYAN is a cinematic and poetic reflection on the interdependence between humans and nature.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Huw Gwyther, fashion publisher and founder of independent titles Imagine, Wonderland and Man About Town, said Ward’s work profoundly inspired his decision to study womenswear design at Central Saint Martins in the ’90s and fueled his lifelong career in the fashion industry.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
The operation, conducted in full public view, reflected intensifying national debate over immigration policy, policing and civil liberties—issues that profoundly affect the lives and rights of New Yorkers and set precedents for enforcement strategies across the United States.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Our intimacies are connected to politics, and yet are also profoundly more specific, more real.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Anyone who’s read James Clavell’s Shōgun will know how profoundly singular Japanese culture has always been — and still is.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Gold being pole-axed from a profoundly extended height, falling more than 5% to levels last seen … eight days ago.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
But Starship is a profoundly more complex design than that partly reusable launch vehicle, in part because Musk’s ultimate ambition for Starship is to use it to colonize Mars.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profoundly
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This production focuses on the works of Ron Rash, an author deeply associated with the people, communities and issues of Appalachia; he is known to touch on such themes as displacement and change and the loss of cultural identity.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani, who was deeply critical of the city’s police in the past, has been trying to moderate his most contentious positions.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO) announced that thanks to a collaboration between investigators and the DNA Doe Project, the remains have been positively identified as Lisa Marie Vernon of Albuquerque.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Trump is a fan of the Ford F-150 and has responded positively to reports that the Japanese government is considering buying dozens of the pickups.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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But there is also a radically different, comparatively dovish version of the story.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Fueled by a combination of liquid oxygen and liquid methane, its goal is to duplicate SpaceX's business model of radically reducing costs by up to 90% while ramping up launch cycles by reusing rocket stages up to 20 times instead of discarding them.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Peychaud’s Bitters, all cherry and anise as opposed to Angostura Bitters’ cinnamon and clove, combines with the herbal pop of absinthe and the spicy backbone of the rye to create something wholly new.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Lassie was wholly concentrated on the trainers.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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To think Guardiola’s side are going to experience another dramatic slump in form would be to utterly ignore their recent history.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Made in equal parts as creator Hugo Ensslin originally conceived it, the Green Chartreuse utterly dominates the experience, but back down the liqueur and boost the other two ingredients a touch, and the Tipperary is a bold but charming drink.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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That contrast, between how meticulously Reichardt builds her story and the way her protagonist pinballs through his, yields a remarkably precise exploration of hubris as a self-destructive force.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Both are fruits, but the taste is remarkably different.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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There's absolutely no good reason for inviting him!—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The road is absolutely straight.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, exceptionally profitable periods have created the opportunity for the Browns to create a bigger impact over a shorter period of time.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Twenty-year-old Noah Sadiki, who joined from Union Saint-Gilloise, worked exceptionally hard in midfield.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Profoundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profoundly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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