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as in esoteric
difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand
a profound observation about good and evil that few listeners fully grasped
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as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect
a profound silence fell over the audience after the last note had sounded
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as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
a profound dislike of frauds and phonies
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as in deep
extending far downward
with eyes wide with disbelief, the explorers made their way through a canyon more profound than any they had ever imagined
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Recent Examples of profound
Analysts expect Trump’s tariffs to have a profound impact on the global automotive industry, citing a heavy reliance on manufacturing operations across North America, particularly in Mexico, and complex supply chains.
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The sweet, funny, profound ceremony in Oakland on Saturday could have doubled as a celebration of life for A’s baseball here, as the team migrates to Sacramento this season with its sights set on Las Vegas.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed.
—Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Think of profound new ways of doing things and revolutionize your industry.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The sweet, funny, profound ceremony in Oakland on Saturday could have doubled as a celebration of life for A’s baseball here, as the team migrates to Sacramento this season with its sights set on Las Vegas.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed.
—Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Think of profound new ways of doing things and revolutionize your industry.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profound
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Its crowd-pleaser potential flies in the face of the IFFR’s reputation in some parts of the industry that the event is focused purely on hardcore arthouse films and more esoteric and niche fare.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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With athletic directors increasingly consumed by revenue generation, schools are relying more and more on outside firms to help fill holes up and down their staff directories, from Olympic sports coaches to even more esoteric positions.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Since the event marks the first time the best players from each of the four countries will play each other since the 2014 Winter Olympics, the games are expected to be intense.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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One night, Casto got into an intense discussion with Phil Mercier, the manager of the Legion, in the Legion’s upstairs kitchen.—
Chelsea Edgar,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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The sheer embarrassment of going through another deadline without making a move, after the wild, buzz-creating deal created by the Mavs and Lakers, would’ve been too much for even Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to stomach.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Not a single one of the other nominees for album of the year boasts the archival ambition, depth of research, courage, experimentation, soul and sheer scope of Cowboy Carter.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
3 Feb. 2025
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Then Werfel jumped up, screaming, his face a deep purple, his eyes bulging.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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There’s no way to justify the drop in targets from 170 and 171 in his first two years in Miami to 123, and the precipitous drop in deep throws.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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The initial iteration of the program, launched with partners Nike and Right to Dream, gave six Ghanaian women the chance to participate in a three-month intensive coaches training experience.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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In 2002, the Israeli military occupied the camp after 10 days of intensive fighting, according to the UN, during which time more than 400 houses were destroyed and over a quarter of the camp’s population was displaced.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Trump has defended using his executive power to give unconditional reprieves to Jan. 6 defendants who were convicted of violent offenses.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump issued full and unconditional pardons Wednesday to two Washington, D.C., police officers who were convicted for their roles in a deadly chase of a young man on a moped in 2020 and subsequent cover-up, a case that led to protests in the nation’s capital.—
Janelle Griffith,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ben Vaughn, one of the most consequential publishing executives in Music City and a fierce advocate for songwriters, died suddenly Thursday.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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Bottom line By about five minutes into Zuckerberg’s prepared remarks, one thing was made perfectly clear: The fierce intensity he’s picked up in the octagon has made its way to the boardroom.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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Renowned photographer Ryszard Horowitz was born on May 5th, 1939, to a loving family in the historic city of Kraków, the former capital of Poland, but just four months later Nazi Germany invaded Poland, resulting in utter devastation.—
Danuta Hamlin,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Nova music festival saw dozens kidnapped and killed by Hamas and was the site of utter devastation on that day more than 15 months ago.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Profound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profound. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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