profess
verb
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Synonyms for profess
Synonyms
act, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pass (for), pretend, put on, sham, simulate
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Skin-deep support At least the hotel chains are responding to consumers’ professed increasing support for green products and services, right? — Yossi Sheffi, Quartz, "Removing mini-shampoos from hotel rooms won’t save the environment," 29 Aug. 2019 Putin has many fans in Italy, including the country’s de facto leader, Salvini, who has publicly professed admiration for the Russian leader. — Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, "A clash of worldviews as Pope Francis and Putin meet again," 4 July 2019 Enter Democratic candidate Ned Lamont, a former telecom executive who professes to be different but is alas promising more of the same. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Connecticut Rescue Plan," 25 Oct. 2018 Headlines quickly focused in on their method of transport—a private jet—and a wave of criticism followed, condemning the apparent hypocrisy of flying private while professing to support environmental causes. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Ellen DeGeneres, Nacho Figueras, and Pink Come to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Defense," 20 Aug. 2019 That definition would appear to apply in a number of recent cases of lethal violence by people who professed to be motivated by racial and religious hatred. — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, "There is no law that covers 'domestic terrorism.' What would one look like?," 9 Aug. 2019 The apparent truce continues a pattern for Trump and Xi, who have professed their friendship and paused protectionist measures, only to see negotiations later break down. — Jonathan Lemire, Fortune, "Trump and Xi Agree to Truce in US-China Trade War," 29 June 2019 His biggest ally in this quest was Alex Bregman, who professed to speak perfect Spanish. — Paul Dickson, WSJ, "‘Astroball’ Review: Lone Star Turnaround," 16 July 2018 In 2006, a semiprofessional archaeologist named András Zsolt Bíró professed to have located the Hungarian homeland in Kazakhstan, a spot more in keeping with their putatively nomadic origins. — Jacob Mikanowski, Harper's magazine, "The Call of the Drums," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'profess.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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