as in perhaps
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of professedly
That explains the ludicrous decision this month of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in TikTok Inc. v. Garland to uphold Congress’ ban on TikTok, a social media platform, professedly to protect us from Chinese conquest or control.
—
Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The world-famous aviator, through the America First Committee, professedly opposed U.S. involvement as a fool’s errand that would foster dictatorship at home.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
How much of this was planned is unclear, but a subsequent scene in which Fielder calls the parents of the child actors to inform them of his new, fatherly involvement is another object lesson in the way that power can seep into even the most professedly intimate of nooks.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 Feb. 2022
In any prior year, that number would be noteworthy for the professedly liberal yet overwhelmingly white industry.
—Lee Seymour, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged.
—David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
Applebaum writes, professedly, about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles.
—Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2021
Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The world-famous aviator, through the America First Committee, professedly opposed U.S. involvement as a fool’s errand that would foster dictatorship at home.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
How much of this was planned is unclear, but a subsequent scene in which Fielder calls the parents of the child actors to inform them of his new, fatherly involvement is another object lesson in the way that power can seep into even the most professedly intimate of nooks.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 Feb. 2022
In any prior year, that number would be noteworthy for the professedly liberal yet overwhelmingly white industry.
—Lee Seymour, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged.
—David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
Applebaum writes, professedly, about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles.
—Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professedly
Adverb
-
The footage had a date banner reading March 27, but its release Sunday perhaps signals Moscow’s unchanged stance ahead of any future talks.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
-
The film earned a hugely enthusiastic seven-minute standing ovation and, in perhaps a Cannes first, saw Skarsgard hug a man dressed in a gimp mask as the audience whooped and cheered.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
18 May 2025
Adverb
-
Igloo is recalling an additional 130,000 rolling coolers sold at Costco, Target and Dick's Sporting Goods because the handle can pinch – and possibly amputate – fingertips, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
-
Silverman smiles for a second, possibly remembering her own tragedy-plus-time childhood featuring her father’s philandering, her bed-wetting, and a brother who died before she was born.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2025
Adverb
-
These days, that price tag would probably be far higher.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
-
Who else is in Pillion? Aside from starring Skarsgård, Pillion also stars Melling, who has been featured in The Queen’s Gambit, but is probably most well-known for playing Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter film series as a child.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
19 May 2025
Adverb
-
The secret trick to design challenges is making something a queen would conceivably wear in the real world, and that’s exactly what beelines Lydia, Tina, and Mistress to lip-sync consideration.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
-
Beasley, Hardaway and Schröder will all be unrestricted free agents in the offseason, and could all conceivably earn raises and long-term security elsewhere.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Adverb
-
But really, as with a lot of luxury goods, much of the cost is likely going into luxury: intangibles, style, loveliness, and of course, more expensive materials.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
-
World & Nation Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for Supreme Court April 7, 2025 Shortly after taking office, Trump fired Wilcox and Harris even though their terms had not expired.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
Adverb
-
The newbie drama event – which is maybe not so new in the sense that is a re-imagined version of the RomaFictionFest that ran for a decade until 2017 – will be public-facing with screenings free to attend.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
-
What's left is rosemary, a spice that many, many people already have in their kitchen, or maybe even growing like an angry weed in their backyard.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
18 May 2025
Adverb
-
He was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in March, and was reportedly due to report to prison on Tuesday.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
28 May 2025
-
The deal was reportedly to avoid a lawsuit over now former-Council member Tariq Bokhari’s push to get new bulletproof vests for police officers.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Professedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professedly. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share