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as in contour
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as in character sketch
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Recent Examples of profile
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
An abstract profile of her decorates the annual tournament poster.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In fact, the urban dwellers profiled in this issue, who live in Toronto, Paris, London, Brooklyn, and, yes, Manhattan—all obsess over historical character and original detail, with nary a high-rise in sight.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Enhance your profile tactically.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
An abstract profile of her decorates the annual tournament poster.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
The 2025 winners, Pinhook Vertical Series 9-Year Rye and Frank August Small Batch Bourbon, are profiled below, offering a deeper look at their production, including my personal tasting notes, the IWSC’s commentary, and what sets them apart in a crowded field of contenders.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In fact, the urban dwellers profiled in this issue, who live in Toronto, Paris, London, Brooklyn, and, yes, Manhattan—all obsess over historical character and original detail, with nary a high-rise in sight.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profile
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As a result of the one-off costs, the company said its now expect full-year operating profit growth of 4% to 10% at constant exchange rates, down from the 10% to 16% outlined in its second-quarter results in August.—
Karen Gilchrist,Katrina Bishop,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Everyday Health follows strict sourcing guidelines to ensure the accuracy of its content, outlined in our editorial policy.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This is because the cream is enriched with two types of hyaluronic acid all while brightening, smoothing, and firming your delicate eye contour.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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The palette includes five buildable creams; one color corrector as well as two contour and two highlight shades to create dimension.—
Jackie Fields,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Riki could just picture her narrowing her eyes in suspicion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Now, picture a probabilistic system in action.—
Richie Etwaru,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But another medieval shape-loving star is Sydney Sweeney, a friend of Sánchez-Bezos and one of her many celebrity wedding guests.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Labubu keychains everyone is obsessed with are furry and come in different colors, shapes and sizes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His obituary had also not yet been published by the funeral home.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Patriots’ record fell to 2-2 and sportswriters rushed to write the Patriots’ obituary.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The next pair, Steel Nomad's regular (4K) and Light (1440p) subtests, focuses on APIs more commonly used for game development to assess gaming geometry and particle effects.—
Mark Coppock,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Scientists will now age-date the water, trace its flow paths, and map the reservoir’s geometry.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The barebones campaign website of Brad Gaines touts his history as a football player in high school and at Vanderbilt University.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Doctors struggle to access complete patient histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Chittum said the traditional hunting caliber is used for hunting deer and in this configuration usually comes in a magazine with five rounds.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Marsh-Bader-Kepler configuration is a legitimately good defense.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profile. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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