professions

noun

plural of profession
1
as in declarations
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something the weekly profession of faith by the members of the congregation

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2
as in occupations
the activity by which one regularly makes a living a gifted communicator, he was very good at his chosen profession: teaching

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Recent Examples of professions A lot of guys have been doing it a long time, and a lot of people have hard professions, and everybody does. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Sallie Mae Student Loan Loan types Undergraduate, graduate, Master's, PhD, MBA, law school, medical school, health professions, dental school, medical and dental residency loans, bar study loans. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 There are certain professions in movies, and then there’s other things that just aren’t. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026 Variable pay is also prevalent among professions often associated with a stable income including public school teachers, police officers, and medical doctors. — Harvard Business Review, 5 Oct. 2026 The Harold Hamm Health Campus also brings together six health professions colleges and the university’s graduate college—more than 4,100 students—to build a pipeline to address those issues. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 Evanstonians who are also Northwestern alumni, live or work in Evanston and work in public service professions will get a special deal of $25 for a ticket. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 As his college chums settled into respectable professions, Hawthorne shrank from the grim prospect of free enterprise. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 On Saturday, the Nigerian government named a 10-member committee drawn from the legal, security, mining and medical professions, and announced the suspension of 20 more NSCDC personnel. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professions
  1. declarations
  2. occupations
  3. assertions
  4. vocations
Noun
  • The governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands both requested emergency disaster declarations on Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Importers must determine which products are covered, calculate the financial implications, and ensure their customs declarations reflect the applicable requirements.
    — Shannon Hynds, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • Roughly 40% of workers in healthcare support, food service, farming, fishing, forestry, construction and repair occupations hold NDCs.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The differences became more pronounced when participants named other occupations and activities.
    — Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupations
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  • Speaking to Fox News Digital, Kravetz dismissed assertions that her group relies on DSA tactics, emphasizing that CVPE supporters span the political spectrum.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple individuals within the world of independent film backed up Skolnick’s assertions about his reputation and the wider industry to IndieWire.
    — Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of assertions
Noun
  • Businesspeople have visited schools to help students explore other routes, including community college and vocations such as HVAC technicians.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • The article suggests that true mastery comes not from avoiding mistakes, but from operating at the edge of one's capacity, much like in demanding vocations such as sports or diving.
    — Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
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“Professions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professions. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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