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She professed innocence but later admitted her guilt.professed = claimed (insincerely)
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Over half profess Christianity.profess = declare faith in
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She professed her gratitude to the volunteers who had helped rebuild her home.professed = declared (sincerely)
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She professed her loyalty to the team, even though some doubted her commitment.professed = declared
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A lifetime of letters, letters professing my love, letters from my heart. (source)professing = openly stating
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She'd asked the truck her question, but with silence it professed ignorance.† (source)professed = claimed
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One of the individuals he professed to admire greatly over the last two years of his life was a heavy drinker and incorrigible philanderer who regularly beat up his girlfriends.† (source)professed = claimed
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Hey, I'm sorry I didn't show up on your doorstep with flowers and profess my undying love for you, Lara Jean, but guess what, that's not real life.† (source)profess = claim
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The gratitude that he gave me an edge by professing his love for me in the interview.† (source)professing = claiming
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'Senate Aide Convicted of Treason: Senator Donaldson Professes No Knowledge of Aide's Action.'† (source)Professes = claims
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It did not seem that as professedly religious a man as Dave would suddenly be contemplating the blackmail business.† (source)
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Yet thanks I must you con, That you are thieves profess'd; that you work not In holier shapes: for there is boundless theft In limited professions.† (source)
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What I insist on is, that to explain such verses as this: 'Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women?' by the note: 'The Church professeth her faith,' is supremely ridiculous!† (source)standard suffix: Today, the suffix "-eth" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She professeth" in older English, today we say "She professes."
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Is my return, my rise to power, not the very thing they professed to desire for so many years?† (source)professed = claimed
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Because is wrong to profess faith if I don't observe properly.† (source)profess = claim
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Aerys Targaryen must have thought that his gods had answered his prayers when Lord Tywin Lannister appeared before the gates of King's Landing with an army twelve thousand strong, professing loyalty.† (source)professing = claiming
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or if you know
That I profess myself, in banqueting,
To all the rout, then hold me dangerous.
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profess = claim or practice (friendship)
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