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Recent Examples of profiled
He’s been profiled in Town & Country, on the Todayshow, in The Washington Post, and in The New York Times.
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
The California governor has been profiled in the Atlantic, the New Yorker and Vogue.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
He was profiled on 60 Minutes before CBS News head Bari Weiss recently named him a contributor to the network.
—Sarah Digregorio, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
Freeski standout Alex Hall competes with a rare mix of fearlessness and tranquility, as The Athletic’s Zak Keefer profiled.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The detention of at least five men in and around Minneapolis has sparked an outcry among Native American groups about Indigenous people being racially profiled as undocumented immigrants by federal immigration agents.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026
In 2018, The New Yorker profiled Chase’s Community co-star, Donald Glover, and reported that Chase would attempt to disrupt Glover’s scenes and made racial jokes on set.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2026
Their relationship was first profiled in a 2008 documentary of the same name, before their trials and tribulations were adapted for the December 2025 movie, directed by Craig Brewer.
—Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Welch was recently profiled by The New York Times, something which indicates her popularity is growing.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
The California governor has been profiled in the Atlantic, the New Yorker and Vogue.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
He was profiled on 60 Minutes before CBS News head Bari Weiss recently named him a contributor to the network.
—Sarah Digregorio, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
Freeski standout Alex Hall competes with a rare mix of fearlessness and tranquility, as The Athletic’s Zak Keefer profiled.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The detention of at least five men in and around Minneapolis has sparked an outcry among Native American groups about Indigenous people being racially profiled as undocumented immigrants by federal immigration agents.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026
In 2018, The New Yorker profiled Chase’s Community co-star, Donald Glover, and reported that Chase would attempt to disrupt Glover’s scenes and made racial jokes on set.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2026
Their relationship was first profiled in a 2008 documentary of the same name, before their trials and tribulations were adapted for the December 2025 movie, directed by Craig Brewer.
—Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Welch was recently profiled by The New York Times, something which indicates her popularity is growing.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiled
Verb
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Savannah urged anyone with information to come forward as investigators worked against a looming deadline outlined in the note, which authorities have not publicly authenticated.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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From a binder on her kitchen table, Weaver took out a piece of paper that outlined her unusual arrangement.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The man pictured below is wanted in connection with several incidents that happened around the Washington Way Apartments in Blackwood, New Jersey, according to Washington Township Police.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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It's pictured here on April 17, 2025.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Profiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiled. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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