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Recent Examples of profoundly
He’s worked with clients ranging from the United Nations to Fortune 500 companies, helping leaders understand how small, meaningful acts of acknowledgment can profoundly shape performance and retention.
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Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Near the end of the book, Elway is sitting at a bar, profoundly lonely, reflecting on his life as a competitor.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
In 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
In this way, its role as a familiar calendar entity argues profoundly for itself, unsinkable and ever-long.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Beyond defense and energy, critical minerals profoundly influence the technological and economic competitiveness of nations.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As Nick in the present-adjacent day sure knows a hell of a lot about Dante Alighieri, perhaps the best person to criticize him and recognize his gaps in logic and knowledge, and how Nick is so profoundly screwing up his own life, would be Dante himself.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
The corporate urge to replace art-making humans with machines is profoundly anti-human.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Near the end of the book, Elway is sitting at a bar, profoundly lonely, reflecting on his life as a competitor.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
In 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
In this way, its role as a familiar calendar entity argues profoundly for itself, unsinkable and ever-long.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Beyond defense and energy, critical minerals profoundly influence the technological and economic competitiveness of nations.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As Nick in the present-adjacent day sure knows a hell of a lot about Dante Alighieri, perhaps the best person to criticize him and recognize his gaps in logic and knowledge, and how Nick is so profoundly screwing up his own life, would be Dante himself.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
The corporate urge to replace art-making humans with machines is profoundly anti-human.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profoundly
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Among Democrats, criticism has grown louder as the war becomes deeply unpopular with the party base.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Season 1, viewers met exotic dancer Kimmie, a victim of abuse and an underground human trafficking operation, as her life deeply intersects with the Bellaires — a wealthy, powerful family running a successful hair care business in Chicago.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Organizations actively developing ProSocial AI become magnets for engineers, data scientists, and ethicists who want meaningful work that contributes positively to society.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Phillies fans would be positively irate if their team let Schwarber slip through the cracks.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many of these podcasting pastors draw the line at radically misogynist figures like Andrew Tate, the former social media influencer now under investigation in Romania on accusations including of human trafficking and organized crime.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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But the settlement also marks the beginning of what appears to be a new era forming in media, one that will likely look radically different than the media of old.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Packed with visual gags and a cast of gifted comedic actors, Maddie’s Secret straddles the line between comedy and melodrama, creating a wholly unique cinematic experience.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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And that's not even counting any of the wholly original new shows this fall that are smart, gripping and exciting.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The chocolate glaze is utterly decadent.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Without these supports, free-will can feel utterly paralyzing.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The 35-year-old founder has built a remarkably high-earning captive agency, all while staying within the corporate framework that others rush to leave.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Yoga 9i 2-in-1 builds on a remarkably elegant and attractive design that’s both gorgeous and functional.—
Mark Coppock,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Stephen Colbert was absolutely number one.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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All of us here at Frontiersman are absolutely heartbroken about this tragedy.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Directly referencing elders in such a manner is exceptionally rare in ancient inscriptions, underscoring the significance of the find.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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This is opposed to Destiny 2’s exceptionally poor onboarding experience which has only gotten worse in time.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Profoundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profoundly. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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