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Recent Examples of profiles
Rupal Patel,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
And Jack Blanchard profiles Andy Burnham, the audacious British mayor looking to beat the populist right and then topple Keir Starmer.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Mario, meanwhile, profiles the late governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, with appearances by all of Mario’s children, including his son Andrew, who served two terms as governor of New York himself (and a bit of a third before scandal forced him to resign).
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
In Vogue, Robert Sullivan profiles former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland from New Mexico.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
For the June issue, Chris Heath profiles Choupette.
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Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
In addition, the Pirates have arguably the best starting pitching prospect in the minors in Seth Hernandez, who profiles as a future ace.
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Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
The rivetingly intimate Jail Time Records profiles the first prison recording studio on the African continent and three incarcerated artists who express themselves through music.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
Staff writer Abigail Montanez profiles a home on Pantelleria, off the coast of Sicily, where a traditional dammuso was transformed into a tranquil family retreat rooted in the island’s volcanic landscape.
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John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
Gather information from friends, colleagues and social media profiles, and start to build a profile.
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Rupal Patel,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
Injuries can change a season, and young players can rise ahead of schedule, but this team profiles more like a low-to-mid 30s-win team than a safe play-in bet unless free agency can further bolster the roster.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
And Jack Blanchard profiles Andy Burnham, the audacious British mayor looking to beat the populist right and then topple Keir Starmer.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Mario, meanwhile, profiles the late governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, with appearances by all of Mario’s children, including his son Andrew, who served two terms as governor of New York himself (and a bit of a third before scandal forced him to resign).
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
In Vogue, Robert Sullivan profiles former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland from New Mexico.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
For the June issue, Chris Heath profiles Choupette.
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Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
In addition, the Pirates have arguably the best starting pitching prospect in the minors in Seth Hernandez, who profiles as a future ace.
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Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
The rivetingly intimate Jail Time Records profiles the first prison recording studio on the African continent and three incarcerated artists who express themselves through music.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
Staff writer Abigail Montanez profiles a home on Pantelleria, off the coast of Sicily, where a traditional dammuso was transformed into a tranquil family retreat rooted in the island’s volcanic landscape.
—
John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiles
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The whites of lights and balloons popped, and black suits seemed extremely dark while clearly retaining their cuts and contours.
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Across the exhibition, photographs become places where personal histories intersect with broader cultural narratives, revealing how memory continues to evolve long after an image is made.
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Lee’s portrait, searching and moving, first sparked my enthusiasm about biographies as histories of eras and of minds.
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Rather, the department outlines a checklist developers must complete to get a stamp of recommendation from city staffers before going before the Commission.
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The law outlines an appeals process and allows for people on the registry to apply for expungement after three years.
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Based on those figures, Honsal said 731 dogs remain unaccounted for.
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Kids will create origami figures, write wishes on them and hang them on bamboo.
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Alan Greenspan died Monday at 100 years old, and the obituaries have been kind.
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This returns us to middle management and to the question the obituaries get wrong.
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The Breadwinner star pictures the destination as the culmination of his career, according to a Wall Street Journal profile published on May 15.
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Miss Manners pictures your guests, looking forward to a pleasant evening with you, being confronted with your suggestions.
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Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel reinvented cuts and materials and silhouettes.
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Jennifer Garner’s Polished Polo If your style favors classic silhouettes, Jennifer Garner’s sunset look belongs in your closet.
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Stay Close, another popular Coben adaptation, starred an ensemble cast of Armitage, James Nesbitt, Cush Jumbo and others as strangers whose lives are upended following a strange disappearance that threats to resurface their dark pasts, per Variety.
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In this timely and personal film, Hardwicke wanted to capture the lives of skateboarders, artists and musicians who strive to live in freedom while confronting their often-traumatic pasts amid a streetscape sometimes marked by violence, drugs and mental illness.
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“Profiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiles. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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