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Recent Examples of professedly
That explains the ludicrous decision this month of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in TikTok Inc. v. Garland to uphold Congress’ ban on TikTok, a social media platform, professedly to protect us from Chinese conquest or control.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The world-famous aviator, through the America First Committee, professedly opposed U.S. involvement as a fool’s errand that would foster dictatorship at home.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
How much of this was planned is unclear, but a subsequent scene in which Fielder calls the parents of the child actors to inform them of his new, fatherly involvement is another object lesson in the way that power can seep into even the most professedly intimate of nooks.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 Feb. 2022
In any prior year, that number would be noteworthy for the professedly liberal yet overwhelmingly white industry.
—Lee Seymour, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged.
—David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
Applebaum writes, professedly, about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles.
—Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2021
Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The world-famous aviator, through the America First Committee, professedly opposed U.S. involvement as a fool’s errand that would foster dictatorship at home.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
How much of this was planned is unclear, but a subsequent scene in which Fielder calls the parents of the child actors to inform them of his new, fatherly involvement is another object lesson in the way that power can seep into even the most professedly intimate of nooks.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 Feb. 2022
In any prior year, that number would be noteworthy for the professedly liberal yet overwhelmingly white industry.
—Lee Seymour, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged.
—David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
Applebaum writes, professedly, about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles.
—Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professedly
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Constantine speculated that the octopus might have been using the shark as a temporary refuge, perhaps to escape a predator or avoid detection.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Or perhaps his wife, who usually starts getting ready for work a little after 5 a.m. With over 36,000 upvotes and 773 comments on Reddit, people weren't surprised by her actions, especially given the cat's breed.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Among them, Azerbaijan stands out— not as the largest or the most obvious producer, but as the most intriguing, the most diverse— and quite possibly the most delicious.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The periods between these evolutionary steps present opportunities to slow this process and possibly avert a global disaster.—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Instead, its atmosphere is probably chock-full of vaporized atomic metals—like stars of similar temperatures.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The ocean is probably our largest possible carbon sink.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Crochet was finally traded in December during the Winter Meetings, but with two years of team control remaining before hitting free agency, the left-hander could have conceivably waited to hit the open market, enabling him to choose his next team while potentially landing an even bigger payday.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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But this was a vintage Woolmark year in which every finalist might conceivably have graced the podium.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Calling the law likely unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams suspended enforcement of it for 14 days and scheduled a hearing for April 18.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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So, the best bet will likely be discount offers on new machines as retailers recycle the hardware for you.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Corinthians lifted the Paulista state championship on Thursday night against bitter city rivals Palmeiras, but maybe this tie came too close to the start of the national league season for both teams.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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To cement his legacy, however, and for a grand strategy to materialize, the country and its national security leaders will need to overcome some fundamental and maybe intractable contradictions.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Young Scooter, the Atlanta rapper signed to Future and Waka Flocka Flame, has reportedly died on the same day as his birthday.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Dozens of young people were reportedly running and screaming in the suburban neighborhood, the sheriff’s department said on social media.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Professedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professedly. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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