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as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of
professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge
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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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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
With an arrangement that feels somewhere between a cruise on the Seine, golden-age Hollywood, and a circus, Gaga professes her purest confession of love.
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Rob Rennie Los Gatos Voting for Trump is voting against vets
Twice a year, on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, Americans profess gratitude to their veterans and the fallen.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
As a 1987 New York Times article correctly professes, Brooklyn’s stoops are ringside seats on urban drama.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
Maggie professes to be more at ease in a comedy role.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Rob Rennie Los Gatos Voting for Trump is voting against vets
Twice a year, on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, Americans profess gratitude to their veterans and the fallen.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
As a 1987 New York Times article correctly professes, Brooklyn’s stoops are ringside seats on urban drama.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
Maggie professes to be more at ease in a comedy role.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profess
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For instance, pretending to admire them will go to great lengths, especially compared to providing them with a reality check or confronting them about their mistakes, behavior, or values.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In 1966, Cole starred with Deborah Walley (Gidget Goes Hawaiian) in the 3D sci-fi film The Bubble and appeared on an episode of Gunsmoke in which his character pretended to be the son of a man killed by Matt Dillon (James Arness).Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Then the City Section declared seven players ineligible right before the playoffs began and made the Gauchos ineligible for next year’s playoffs.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Which really is the state question, it was legally declared so in 1996.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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While Fed officials formally insist markets don't sway their decisions, economists say the central bank doesn't like to rattle them.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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White insisted the reigning heavyweight champion and GOAT of the sport isn’t afraid to fight anyone.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Looking ahead to 2025, Post pointed to potential optimism surrounding CEO Ariane Gorin, who assumed the role in May 2024, as a possible positive catalyst for the stock.Sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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Since assuming his role in 2017, Kirillov became one of the most prominent voices in Moscow leveling accusations against Ukraine.Michael D. Carroll, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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How Is TikTok Responding? In its filing, the company asserted that the government's claims lack evidence of any immediate threat.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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That led associate Jeff Oh Kern to assert himself as the presumptive beneficiary, though he is not legally considered the owner of the property.Andrew King, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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The British rapper and his friend Alex Blake-Walker faced three joint counts of rape, alleged by two women who told the court that the incident took place at one of their homes, in Oxford, after a Slowthai concert in the city in 2021.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit was first raised five years ago, after the workers alleged that Walt Disney Co. ignored the city of Anaheim's minimum wage law.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Computer simulations add another layer, allowing researchers to simulate movements based on fossil structures.Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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That’s very different from how traditional models like ENS work, which still rely on supercomputers to solve complex equations in order to simulate the physics of the atmosphere.Justine Calma, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
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Big black letters on either side of the flatbed proclaimed ART IS … O’Grady, then 48, had decided to become an artist just six years before, after two marriages, an attempt at a novel, and stints as a translator and rock critic.Jillian Steinhauer, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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Every American of faith can now confidently proclaim that nativity scenes and other religious symbols can be freely displayed at courthouses, city halls, parks, and holiday festivals.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Profess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profess. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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