1
as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
the weekly profession of faith by the members of the congregation
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2
as in vocation
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
a gifted communicator, he was very good at his chosen profession: teaching
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Recent Examples of profession
Since its inception, Saturday Night Live has been impersonating public figures, from reality TV stars to movie stars to politicians and every profession in between.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
White-collar professions once considered immune — legal research, financial analysis, software development — are now being disrupted.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
In Springfield on Thursday, state Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, whose husband is a Chicago police officer, led the rest of the Illinois House in a moment of silence and said a few words reflecting on the fallen officer and the hardships of the profession.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
This was a brilliant coaching job by Golden, one of the young stars of his profession.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
White-collar professions once considered immune — legal research, financial analysis, software development — are now being disrupted.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
In Springfield on Thursday, state Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, whose husband is a Chicago police officer, led the rest of the Illinois House in a moment of silence and said a few words reflecting on the fallen officer and the hardships of the profession.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
This was a brilliant coaching job by Golden, one of the young stars of his profession.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profession
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Many organizations enthusiastically profess their core values in polished annual reports and elegant lobby displays, but those declarations remain hollow if leaders fail to embody them during critical moments.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The declaration comes after advocacy group American Oversight raised concerns that the settings on some officials’ phones might have triggered the messages to autodelete despite a federal requirement that the communications be preserved.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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In his previous vocation as a real estate developer, Trump became familiar with the things that make a building more than merely functional but surpassingly beautiful.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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This assertion is now bearing out, to some degree, much to the anti-vaccine community's chagrin.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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In conversation, de Moraes often veers between jokes and brusque legal assertions.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Some of them previously worked on behalf of Ukraine's own security services before switching sides when Russia's Crimean occupation began.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The army maintained a tenuous occupation of the region.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration downplayed the first breach amid numerous officials’ insistence that nothing classified had been shared.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The economic promise of Dead Sea potash played a key role in Britain’s insistence on governing Palestine after World War I. But extracting the mineral posed a challenge.—
Made by History,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Langmuir, its founder, was the CDC’s chief epidemiologist and has often been called the father of shoe-leather epidemiology – on-the-ground, out-of-the-office disease investigation through extensive field work and engagement with affected populations.—
Casey Luc,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Their work spans both natural and built environments, and is committed to the discovery of new material and social possibilities.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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Since people have spotted the military flights, some took to online groups and shared unsubstantiated claims about the purpose of the training.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Trump fired Krebs over Twitter in 2020 because Krebs was correcting claims and rumors about voter fraud in the 2020 election.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The dual-mandate of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, set by Congress, is to maximize employment while keeping prices stable, targeting a 2 percent rate of inflation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Huge capital allocation has not created productivity gains, employment growth, or income opportunities for the Chinese population.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Profession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profession. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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