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Meanwhile, other Republicans who may be key to finding sufficient support for the Equality Act, professed to be unaware of the legislation when asked by the Blade.

Again and again, he called out the gap between Northerners’ professed anti-racism and their unwillingness to see, let alone address, deep inequalities at home.

On the one hand we have proudly professed the great principles of democracy, but on the other hand we have sadly practiced the very opposite of those principles.

From Time

Levchin professes not to be worried about such challenges, noting that any company in a thriving market will face competitors and price pressures.

From Fortune

You might think it odd that the hardcore Make America Great Again crowd would damage a beloved symbol of the country they profess to support.

Then one daring, possibly planted, spectator interrupted the show to profess her crush.

To them, a politician is supposed to play it safe and profess as his goals only those things that are potentially attainable.

Those who profess to know him well, display dismay that he could have such an extraordinary lapse in discipline and control.

Similarly, the thirty-nine framers at Philadelphia were allowed to profess their faith even in the public square.

But will his poetic voice that you profess to love so much change now that his political voice has?

The view of riches which socialists and suchlike people profess to take is entirely ill-considered.

Considering that Maude did not profess to love her husband very much, it was astonishing how keenly she felt this.

Do not believe this; be certain that those who profess such a doctrine are practising themselves the deceit they condemn so much.

I don't profess to know anything about business, but I flatter myself that I understand my fellow men.

Mr. Low, "they say, will profess attachment to the cause of liberty, but his sincerity is doubted."

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On this page you'll find 96 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to profess, such as: acknowledge, admit, affirm, avow, confess, and feign.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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