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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
Adverb
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There’s a deceptive simplicity to her portraits, which often place her subjects against a single, vibrant hue—perhaps to contrast with their skin tones, rendered in shades of gray.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Host Cynthia Erivo was perhaps my favorite look of the evening: a Schiaparelli ensemble.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Also, your bladder becomes overfilled to accommodate a large volume of urine and is less efficient in emptying, which leads to incomplete bladder emptying and possibly even urinary tract infections.—
Sara Reardon,
Flow Space,
10 June 2025
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Nevertheless, new tariffs may directly affect UPS by increasing costs for customers and possibly decreasing shipping volumes, especially in international trade.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Adverb
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In short, living in the prehistoric age was probably more in line with the health needs and sleep needs of our bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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Whereas a movie like Isle of Dogs, there’s music all the time, but most of the music is just drumming and something very simple, there’s probably one, two or three themes.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Adverb
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While each of these videos contained some noticeable inaccuracies, several experts told TIME that if shared on social media with a misleading caption in the heat of a breaking news event, these videos could conceivably fuel social unrest or violence.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
3 June 2025
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That’s a pretty solid starting point, especially if Houck can figure things out, and if the club were to add one more big arm in free agency or via trade then the Red Sox could conceivably start 2026 with one of the better rotations in baseball.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2025
Adverb
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Among the first strikes targeted was the Mehrabad air base in Tehran, where some air fleet is likely held.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2025
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The panel agreed that AI smart glasses will likely drive the strongest demand for these types of glasses in the next two years.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Adverb
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So again, working with people that knew people that maybe had sold in, but also people that understood the luxury brands.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Oh yeah, maybe cast a very attractive Australian with a voice that sounds like what a Hästens mattress would sound like.—
Rolin Jones,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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The Italian Ferretti Group was the setting for a spy-vs-spy scenario that reportedly included private detectives shadowing an executive of the Italian builder’s primary Chinese investor and recording devices hidden in several offices, according to Bloomberg.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
9 June 2025
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Nick Stern, a British news photographer, reportedly needed emergency surgery after sustaining a leg wound during the clashes.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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“Professedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professedly. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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