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as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of
professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge
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as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
the lonely woman professed her love in a series of letters to the soldier
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as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen
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Recent Examples of profess
Yates has professed her love for Andrews on social media
Yates celebrated her boyfriend’s 29th birthday on Sept. 6, 2024, with a touching tribute on Instagram.
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Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Vikander picked up basic Korean during the shoot, and professed admiration for K-Pop stars.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
Rodgers professed to the Jets owner that he was disappointed in his performance versus the Vikings and that the pair discussed how the team could turn the season around.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Eggers plays the layperson with joy, marveling as anyone would, professing ignorance as anyone would.
—Longreads, 27 Sep. 2024
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Keeping your account also prevents anyone from taking your username (and maybe pretending to be you).David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Some staffers pretended to call on behalf of a depressed relative.Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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The virus’ spread prompted the World Health Organization in August to declare a public health emergency of international concern, particularly as the virus spread to several other neighboring countries in Africa.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Despite my reservations about another one-on-one hang after declaring group hangs my thing post-Timeleft, spending time with Ariana was effortless and renewed my hope for the apps.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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Built on the grounds of an ancient convent, the company insists that the inner workings of the factory remain secret.Sofia Celeste, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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However, the victims' parents on Monday insisted that the school was the fourth culprit in the massacre.Christina Coulter, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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But, the recent unseating of Gascón by Nathan Hochman in the Nov. 5 election could throw a wrench in this second possible avenue of relief for the brothers, as the hearing to consider the resentencing is scheduled for Dec. 11, days after Hochman will assume power.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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But as the two creatives note, maybe there’s a bit of profiling going on if Star Wars fans instantly assumed that Neel and Max Rebo share alien DNA.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Final Two Pockets Of Spending Are Hidden From View Economists have long asserted that soaring premiums suppress wage growth.Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Turning her childhood bedroom into a zone of maximal coziness—including, recently, with the addition of a white Aeron chair—was a way of asserting control.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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In a 2023 lawsuit, 20 patients alleged doctors delayed or denied medically-necessary care out of confusion and fear of the penalties for violating the law, which include loss of medical license, fines of $100,000 or more and sentences of up to life in prison.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Google is facing antitrust cases, alleging the company to monopolize the marketplace and the general search services.Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Maxon's Cinebench 2024 uses the company's Redshift engine to render a complex image, while Geekbench 6.3 Pro from Primate Labs simulates popular apps ranging from PDF rendering and speech recognition to machine learning.PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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The bear costume, with brown fur, a head shaped like a bear’s, paws and metal hand tools to simulate claw marks, was found in the suspects’ home, officials said.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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When apartheid finally collapsed in the 1990s, Nelson Mandela proudly proclaimed the return of his country to the international community.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The bottom line is that critics and skeptics proclaim that AI sovereignty is either infeasible or improper.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Profess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profess. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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