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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.
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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
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This is perhaps best embodied by LACO concertmaster Margaret Batjer, who is director of the Colburn School’s Music Academy.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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One look that was perhaps a favorite of many including myself was worn to the Le Grand Diner du Louvre at the Louvre.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The Senators get a player who can help them now and possibly beyond for a manageable cost.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Turnaround efforts at Gap brand were in motion before Dickson became Gap Inc. CEO, and possibly even before joining the company’s board in November 2022.—
David Moin,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Take it from someone who has bought, sold, found, cleaned, and restored some dusty, oily gems: Your records probably need a good bath.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
8 Mar. 2025
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Expect a rough battle, lots of fireworks, and most probably a long shutdown.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Chan goes over a sequence of verification and other tools that can conceivably handle all of these challenges.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The program could conceivably be used to plan large-scale government projects, inform reductions in force, or query centralized repositories of federal data, the GSA worker told me.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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This event likely causes the Maginot to come splashing down to Earth into a large body of water.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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All in all, De Los delivered likely the most-paisa music event of the week thus far.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But unexpected allies and converts to the team’s cause appear, too: passengers awaiting a flight to Kabul, an American technology reporter, maybe even that annoying bakery owner.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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To motivate exploring other options will involve some risk and innovation – or maybe trying some ideas with some uncertainty of success.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Dunne has landed lucrative endorsement deals with Reebok and American Eagle Outfitters, among other major brands, and her net worth is reportedly in the ballpark of $9.5 million.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Regardless of how the Blues view their odds, the price for Schenn is reportedly high, which checks out with Armstrong’s history.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Professedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professedly. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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