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as in temporal
not involving religion or religious matters
it was hard to juggle the requirements of church and our more profane duties
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as in atheistical
not showing proper reverence for the holy or sacred
offended by the profane language that her coworkers used so casually
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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
his idea of dinner table conversation is the telling of profane stories about his alleged sexual exploits
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as in to corrupt
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
the once-lovely landscape had been profaned by ugly factories
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as in to misuse
to put to a bad or improper use
profaned his considerable acting talents by appearing in some wretched movies
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as in to violate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
invading troops profaned the altar by playing poker on it
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Recent Examples of profane
Julie Klausner, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Fox News Digital obtained shocking audio between Cyrus and his estranged wife where the country crooner is heard berating his Australian ex and using profane language.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
The narrative is that of a leader who has experienced vilification at the hands of enemies who are both secular (and thus profane) and intensely demonic.
—Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
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Adjective
Buster the yellow Lab is a thicc fella who can stop, but will not stop, gleefully belly flopping into his swimming pool despite the increasingly helpless and desperately profane protestations of his mother.
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Fox News Digital obtained shocking audio between Cyrus and his estranged wife where the country crooner is heard berating his Australian ex and using profane language.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
Her husband, the exuberant and often profane former Dodgers manager who won two World Series championships, died Jan. 7 at 93.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
The narrative is that of a leader who has experienced vilification at the hands of enemies who are both secular (and thus profane) and intensely demonic.
—Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profane
Adjective
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And though Chen maneuvers every temporal and geographical shift, efforts to convey the political context of each new era can outweigh character development, undercutting the emotional breadth this story carries.—
Kayla Maiuri,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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For leaders, introducing intentional financial, temporal, or otherwise constraints can reignite creativity and urgency within stagnant teams.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Yes, this is an obscene price for a Qi wireless charger.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
19 Jan. 2025
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Still, justices questioned whether that might put the cost of protecting kids from obscene content online on phone makers like Apple or Google rather than the sites being regulated.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
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The media, the intelligence community, the military, law enforcement — by this screen legend’s usual estimation, these are potentially noble, valuable institutions corrupted from within.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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The two companies are suing the federal government, contending that politics corrupted its review process.—
Santul Nerkar,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors alleged that the funds were initially returned to Pakistan by British authorities in 2022 to be deposited into the national treasury but were misused.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Detractors believe Biden has misused his executive power and hope the incoming administration will roll back the president’s actions.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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In one instance, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Department of Homeland Security's 2017 decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program violated that law, the Administrative Procedure Act.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors also point out that Darden violated several conditions of his bail following his conviction last October.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Lynch plays Cole as a secular prophet, a grand and monumental presence dispensing wisdom and judgment with a self-deprecating yet oracular intensity.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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This actually put the current valuation at 25x long-term earnings, which could be considered reasonable with the strong balance sheet and long-term secular growth.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Her involuntary outbursts cause Dupree to shout a number of things, such as comments about people around her and more vulgar language.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 100% of the first film’s grosses were made in the U.S. — so few expected the spooky sequel about a vulgar poltergeist to connect in the territories across the pond and beyond this time around either.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
18 Dec. 2024
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Keeping your phone fully charged or fully discharging the battery will degrade it slightly faster, and regularly swinging between full and empty will shorten its life.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
19 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, Trump’s penchant for degrading the reputation of those around him will likely frustrate efforts by Vance to re-elevate his office.—
Roy Brownell,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Profane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profane. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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