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Recent Examples of profoundly
This is technically true and profoundly misleading.
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Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Shifting trends in human migration have resulted in a human geography that is profoundly different from that of centuries ago.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
His connection to our PGA of America Golf Professionals, and his lasting impact on the sport, have inspired generations and profoundly shaped the game.
—Ben Burrows, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Today, Waxman told me, what happens in the region profoundly shapes the security and perceptions of Jews in the diaspora.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Unsurprisingly, these conditions have profoundly shaped how students and trainees assess their future careers.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
But for UConn, the platitudes feel profoundly honest.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
For Koch, both moves are profoundly antihumanist, stripping away the very qualities that distinguish us from machines.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The series is something profoundly personal for Boston.
—Gina McIntyre, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Shifting trends in human migration have resulted in a human geography that is profoundly different from that of centuries ago.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
His connection to our PGA of America Golf Professionals, and his lasting impact on the sport, have inspired generations and profoundly shaped the game.
—Ben Burrows, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Today, Waxman told me, what happens in the region profoundly shapes the security and perceptions of Jews in the diaspora.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Unsurprisingly, these conditions have profoundly shaped how students and trainees assess their future careers.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
But for UConn, the platitudes feel profoundly honest.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
For Koch, both moves are profoundly antihumanist, stripping away the very qualities that distinguish us from machines.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The series is something profoundly personal for Boston.
—Gina McIntyre, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profoundly
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Harris, a Democrat, is once again running for Congress in Georgia's 14th District, a deeply conservative region represented by Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January this year.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Through their investigation, deputies were able to positively identify the suspect as 47-year-old Kurt Gruen, of Grand Terrace in San Bernardino County.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes peer pressure is used to positively influence people, such as when teens work toward common goals like doing well in school or helping out in their community.—
Amy Morin,
Parents,
3 Apr. 2026
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Her business is seizing the moment as AI radically transforms workflows, including that of lawyers, but her initial passion for the career came much earlier in life.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Kéré has developed his sensibility by spanning radically different worlds.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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The strong middle of the season helps The Testaments overcome its repetitive and mechanical beginnings, building to a shocking (if not wholly earned) penultimate episode — that’s then undone by a return to the Handmaid’s Tale Redux predictability of the finale.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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By 2024, Pascal was no longer involved, Jason Bateman was added, and the creative direction shifted to a wholly original idea.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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The very notion of national unity in a time of war seems utterly beyond this president, who follows his capricious instincts and continues, as ever, to spray venom at domestic opponents (and, for that matter, allies) when they are needed to wage and win the war.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Only a geeky, witty male pal (Jon Cryer) sees her worth, until one day, quite remarkably, rich-kid McCarthy takes an interest.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the context of the federal health budget, that investment is remarkably modest.—
Nicole Kruegel,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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To a man, the locker room absolutely thinks Chinakhov is special.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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But cookbook author Joshua McFadden’s Spring Carbonara, which uses a ton of fresh spring peas, is absolutely delightful.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Cellphone footage shows Zack holding the leash of an exceptionally docile German shepherd while ordering his uninvited guests to leave.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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And all that works together exceptionally well, in almost any situation and with many different dishes.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Profoundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profoundly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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