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as in contour
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as in character sketch
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Recent Examples of profile
Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
In-camera corrections compensate for the effect when taking photos in JPG mode, while creators who use a camera for Raw format capture will want to apply a correction profile to compensate for the effect.
—PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Kansas’ Devin Neal profiles as a downhill runner with a nice combination of size and speed.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The campaign also greatly raised the Houthis’ profile in the wider Arab world and tamped down on public criticism against their human rights abuses and crackdowns on dissent and aid workers.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
In-camera corrections compensate for the effect when taking photos in JPG mode, while creators who use a camera for Raw format capture will want to apply a correction profile to compensate for the effect.
—PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
The most important move was the splash signing of Alex Bregman, who gives the Red Sox another team leader, both vocally and by example, as well as a Gold Glove defender and a right-handed power hitter who profiles perfectly for Fenway Park.
—Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Kansas’ Devin Neal profiles as a downhill runner with a nice combination of size and speed.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profile
Noun
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Some legal analysts suggest that the Constitution itself is unclear on the precise contours of the relationship between executive and legislative authority.—
Christine Adams / Made by History,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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But stand back and explore it from all sides; all its contours.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The agency outlined the situation as debate in Springfield heats up over the future of transit.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Indonesia’s first-ever Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, has outlined an ambitious blueprint for the nation’s cultural growth, with special emphasis on developing the country’s rapidly expanding film industry.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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After close to a year away from the game recovering from left ankle surgery, the only way to get in game shape is to play in NBA games.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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By some key measures, the economy remains in solid shape, however.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Remembering the 100,000 Lives Lost to Coronavirus in America As the U.S. reached a grim milestone in the outbreak, The New York Times gathered names of the dead and memories of their lives from obituaries across the country.—
Aatish Bhatia,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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According to their obituaries, McGeeney, Johnson and Harrington graduated from Park Hill High School and, according to Picerno, had been friends since a young age.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Fuji's imaging engine is built around its Film Simulation profiles, a broad set of looks that give JPG and HEIF pictures an analog-minded creative color grade.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
12 Mar. 2025
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There was the homoerotic work of Robert Mapplethorpe, and also the Andres Serrano picture Piss Christ, which was a crucifix in very bubbly stuff that looked like urine.—
Zoe G. Phillips,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Steel Nomad's regular (4K) and Light (1440p) subtests focus on APIs more commonly used for game development, like Metal and DirectX 12 in addition to Vulkan, to assess gaming geometry and particle effects.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
16 Mar. 2025
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Each dial is inherently unique, shaped and finished to complement the distinct case geometry of the F77.—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Featuring conversations about the history of stereotypes leveled against women—and with celebrity guests including Serena Williams, Mariah Carey, and Issa Rae—Archetypes nevertheless drew mixed reviews from critics.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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The gift unveiled Thursday is the largest single donation made in the 170-year history of the hospital that was the first in the nation to focus on pediatric health.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2018, Gladstone Food Products sought, and received, permission from the city to expand its facility, adding a new building with a new loading dock and a new parking lot configuration.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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There’s a playful and almost promiscuous energy to the way Koepp keeps pairing his characters off, in new and surprising configurations, and the actors all rise to the challenge with astonishing dexterity.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profile. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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