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profile

[proh-fahyl] / ˈproʊ faɪl /
NOUN
drawing of outline
Synonyms
STRONGEST
figure portrait sketch
STRONG
contour delineation figuration form likeness line lineament lineation shadow shape silhouette
WEAK
side view
NOUN
description, characterization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analysis biography chart review sketch study survey
STRONG
diagram vignette
WEAK
character sketch thumbnail sketch vita

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When an athlete is supported to move in a way that suits their structure, their strength profile and their natural rhythm, performance accelerates.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Their tables evolve, Blackman says, as they “consider the profile and the joinery so we can highlight the wood grain and keep live-edge features. We let the wood guide us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Every profile and attempt to “explain” him risks becoming part of the very feedback loop that sustains him.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

But Royal Hill's owner Lim Heng keeps a much lower profile.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“Pauline Hawthorne paved the way for me and other women photographers,” Cindy Sherman herself said in one profile.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng