1
as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of
professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge
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2
as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
the lonely woman professed her love in a series of letters to the soldier
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3
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen
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Recent Examples of profess
She was received by the religious community and took her religious name — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt — in 1938 before professing her vows in 1945.
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Shannon Ryan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adcock professes to take safety seriously.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Both organizations profess an unwavering commitment to liberty, but stand firmly on either side of a growing debate about book banning in America.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Watching your character confront Giuliano and attempt to profess her innocence once again was intense.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Shannon Ryan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adcock professes to take safety seriously.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Both organizations profess an unwavering commitment to liberty, but stand firmly on either side of a growing debate about book banning in America.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Watching your character confront Giuliano and attempt to profess her innocence once again was intense.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profess
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Odysseus, the Ithacan warrior who is as celebrated for craftiness as Achilles is for brute strength, devises a clever ruse in which the Greeks place a giant wooden horse outside Troy’s walls and pretend to sail away.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Choose a reason, such as pretending to be someone else.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The fight was declared a no-contest as Aspinall struggled with his vision, prompting referee Jason Herzog to stop the bout.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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That time has passed, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor declared.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Dylan insisted that the film needed every frame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Still, his wife insisted that his refusal felt like a breach of trust.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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All the original Hinas on Kele had to assume Jason was toast if new Hina lost, so why not even the score by losing and taking out an original Uli in Shannon instead?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan, and Nina Barker-Francis will assume the roles of the golden trio (Harry, Ron, and Hermione respectively) beginning in audiobook four and carrying through to the epic conclusion.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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There are also forms of touch that are used to convey dominance or assert power, or to condescend or signal a superior role.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Following the inspection and the FDA’s findings, multiple consumer class actions have been filed against Dexcom over its G7 (and G6) sensors—one filed by Kelly Grisoli in California alleging defective alerts—and another focused on a materials change uncovered in the FDA warning letter.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Dover police alleged at the time that the pair had been involved in the altercation and fired the shots that killed De Silva.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Our next step is to simulate how such tornado-like features in the solar wind may impact our planet and infrastructure.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Skyeports team plans to test the glassblowing technique in a thermal vacuum chamber, followed by parabolic flight experiments that simulate microgravity.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The insults came after Duffy made a series of public appearances to proclaim NASA's intention of reopening a contract with SpaceX for a moon lander for its upcoming Artemis III mission.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, in the due course of time Truman became as much a fixture to Finney County, Kansas, as are the roadside signs proclaiming its many virtues.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Profess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profess. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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