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as in contour
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as in character sketch
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Recent Examples of profile
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
In the Google Photos app, tap the profile picture icon in the top right corner.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Players who have successfully kept clubs up over the last few years have been profiled, and Leeds will be influenced by their findings.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Noun
In a June 1995 profile of Maggenti by Chris Riemenschneider, the filmmaker talked about her inspirations in making the film.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
In the Google Photos app, tap the profile picture icon in the top right corner.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Verb
She was profiled by Look magazine, was written up in Newsweek, did photo shoots for Vogue, and had one of her songs recorded by Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles.
—Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Players who have successfully kept clubs up over the last few years have been profiled, and Leeds will be influenced by their findings.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profile
Noun
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But a century and a half later, the contours of my own seemingly instinctual reactions to the French—alternating beguilement and dismay—fit over Twain’s with the precision of a cut-paper silhouette.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Due to a change in methodology, some contours are not cropped along the U.S. coastline.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Verb
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The refurbishment included repairing and refinishing the wood flooring, painting the walls, outlining the court in Mavs blue and adding a Mavs logo, new goals and backboards, and new basketball equipment.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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The affidavit also outlines Travis’ behavior in the moments leading up to the killings.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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These highlight a growing phenomenon where high-profile figures - intentionally or not - shape health trends through their platforms.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Most of my friends and contemporaries are in very good shape.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Rush, who held degrees from Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley, had an adventurous spirit, per his obituary in the New York Times.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Ramos is survived by two children, according to his obituary.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Now, picture a great power—China—with a military to rival the US and fusion reactors that provide virtually unlimited energy.—
Wal van Lierop,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Elon Musk reacts during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025.—
Lora Kolodny,Chris Eudaily,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
Noun
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In both areas, the rooms’ furnishings, from the coffee tables to cocoon-like headboards, are curved, a reference, general manager Jordi Compte Stevens surmises, to the sinuous geometry of Priorat’s landscapes.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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However, in an intriguing twist of design strategy, the engineers at Celestron have opted for an optical geometry that yields an unusually large exit pupil, exceeding 7mm in diameter.—
Matt Morris,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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Only 11 horses in history have managed to win both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, but not the Preakness Stakes, in the same year.—
Wire Reports,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Trump’s ability to flip a switch and ease the all-consuming pressure on the global economy, at least somewhat, is probably the most blunt and effective tool in modern history to reverse any sentiment doom spiral.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Whether the device is bought with malicious software already onboard, or that software is downloaded during post-purchase configuration, setup or firmware update, the result is the same.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The configuration lasted until 2002, after which the league went to conference-vs.-conference matchups.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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“Profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profile. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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