as in adept
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a professed analyst of American presidential politics
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge
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as in declared
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 alleged
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen
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Recent Examples of professed
Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Still, he’s used the instruments available to him to force sanctuary-city mayors to confront the consequences of their own professed beliefs on immigration and to bait the Biden administration into making its perverse priorities at the border unmistakable.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Roosevelt’s professed horror at Hitler’s threat to democratic dispensations or the diabolically racist Nuremberg laws stretches credulity.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
The professed goal was to make the presidency consistent with the party and military positions, even though the obvious reform would have been the reverse: to add term limits to those positions.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Still, he’s used the instruments available to him to force sanctuary-city mayors to confront the consequences of their own professed beliefs on immigration and to bait the Biden administration into making its perverse priorities at the border unmistakable.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
Verb
In 1914, Kolbe professed final vows, taking the name Br.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Roosevelt’s professed horror at Hitler’s threat to democratic dispensations or the diabolically racist Nuremberg laws stretches credulity.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for professed
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Headland, the Russian Doll co-creator and Star Wars: The Acolyte creator making her Broadway debut with Cult Of Love, is adept at keeping the dialogue crisp, funny and fast-moving, even if the pile-up of personalities, crises, conflicts and very hard feelings grows schematic and a bit predictable.Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Corral was already adept at getting to the basket and making plays with her midrange game as well.Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 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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Marino took the snap, pretended to spike the ball to stop the clock, and threw a touchdown pass to Ingram, who was open after rookie cornerback Aaron Glenn bought Marino's fake.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Vasquez fell to his knees as he was declared the winner.Daniela Avila, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Famine has been declared in Zamzam camp in North Darfur, where shelling on Tuesday killed seven people, according to Adam Rojal, spokesperson of the Coordinating Committee for Displaced People.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The plot is alleged to have included plans to kill Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, according to police statements.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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In a civil suit filed in a New York federal court on Sunday night, the anonymous plaintiff alleged that she was raped at an afterparty following the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on September 7, 2000.Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Want access to experienced surgeons using the latest techniques.William Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Rather than pushing for an immediate decision, experienced agents respect this need and set up a follow-up call or meeting.David Price, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Babies with only one umbilical artery are at risk of being born small, but Naomi, her daughter, weighed over 6 pounds, so she was assumed to be fine.Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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Stern, who assumed leadership of the museum in 2008, will serve as board president and senior adviser.News Desk, Artforum, 10 Dec. 2024
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Subsequently, media reports asserted the argument was about Tavares refusing to back the industry push to renegotiate the EU CO rules which insist 80% of new sedan and SUV sales are EVs by 2030, and 100% by 2035.Neil Winton, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Putin firmly asserted that Bitcoin and digital assets are unstoppable and would continue to evolve.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
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According to a study by Accenture, 62% of those surveyed insisted that brands speak out on important (social, cultural, environmental and political) matters.Jon Michail, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to Ed Norton, Bob Dylan insisted that James Mangold include a wildly inaccurate scene in A Complete Unknown.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Professed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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