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
Eliminating programs designed to elevate the quality of education will set back efforts to improve the teaching profession and student outcomes.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Corvera wanted to find a different kind of profession.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Two decades ago, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, helped to highlight the issue of racial disparities in health care, with a landmark report recommending that minorities be better represented in health professions.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Background: Addressing gaps is not new for the legislator, who is an educator by profession and began teaching biology to students speaking English as a second language at Rogers High School in 1996.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Corvera wanted to find a different kind of profession.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Two decades ago, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, helped to highlight the issue of racial disparities in health care, with a landmark report recommending that minorities be better represented in health professions.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Background: Addressing gaps is not new for the legislator, who is an educator by profession and began teaching biology to students speaking English as a second language at Rogers High School in 1996.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profession
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Since the famine declaration, malnutrition has persisted and spread to two additional camps in North Darfur and the Western Nuba Mountains and is predicted to reach five additional localities in the state before May.—
Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Johnson County commissioners have issued a disaster declaration after tests found forever chemicals in soil, water and animal tissue on agricultural land.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2025
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Urbano believes there’s a greater purpose at work in her life, and in her vocation.—
Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Her ambivalence toward her vocation runs throughout her memoir, which interrogates and sometimes rebuts the dogmas that inevitably hardened around such famed artists.—
Claudia La Rocco,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The truth of these assertions will remain to be seen until cars arrive on British roads in March.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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But one commenter disagreed with the assertion that making kids pay rent sets them back.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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Prostitution was considered a legal occupation in Avignon and controlled by the church.—
Joelle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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What To Know The majority of Ukraine's rare earth mineral reserves are located in regions currently under Russian occupation, including Donetsk and Luhansk—which make up the Donbas—as well as Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Putin in 2014.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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But Christine and Pam [Koffler] at Killer Films are just so indefatigable in their insistence that there’s going to be a way to figure this out, again.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Blue Trail asserts that productivity is the antithesis of human fulfillment, offering an alternative of sorts to the empty promises of capitalism and Soviet-style communism with its insistence that our wellbeing isn’t tied up with notions of usefulness.—
Jay D. Weissberg,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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The time to act is now—because the companies that prioritize mental well-being today will lead the future of work tomorrow.—
Stephen Sokoler,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Marshall product, who led the FBS with 17 sacks, can put his head down, go to work and fit in nicely on a small-market team with plenty to prove.—
David Ubben,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces workplace anti-discrimination rules, applies the same standard of proof to all claims, the government also noted.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Zachary Hughes, 32, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his friend's ex-wife in 2021 in Greenville County, S.C., despite his claims the killing was justified because a child was in danger.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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With Juan Soto no longer under their employment, Stanton’s health and continued production are of the utmost importance to a lineup that is also banking on a few other former MVPs.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Federal civilian employment is not a major factor in federal spending and deficits.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Profession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profession. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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