“His professed love for things other than club-friendly material might be an indication of where Page's head is at, why it's not yet lost in the clouds of high-paying gigs and international renown.”

Adjective

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Unnatural or artificial in one's mannerisms or behavior

feigned

phoney^UK

phony^US

laboured^UK

labored^US

to all intents and purposes

colored^US

coloured^UK

fantasized^US

fantasised^UK

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Aspiring to an ambition, typically with frustration

endeavoring^US

focused^US

focussed^UK

full of determination

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

intensely competitive

stop at nothing

having killer instinct

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Adjective

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Under a promise, vow or guarantee

Adjective

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Generally approved, believed, or acknowledged

recognized^US

authorised^UK

authorized^US

realised^UK

realized^US

legalized^US

legalised^UK

gave an undertaking to

given an assurance

gave an assurance

given an undertaking to

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“Not a day went by that she did not wish to go back in time to deny Nelson, and profess her true feelings.”

Verb

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Past tense for to lay claim to, often with connotations of insincerity

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“My point, Mr. Chairman, was that I do not profess to have the requisite expertise.”

Verb

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Past tense for to make a false show or pretense of

given the appearance of

gave the appearance of

cheated

deceived

invented

went through the motions of

gone through the motions of

put up a smoke screen

put on a false display

went through the motions

gone through the motions

passed oneself off as

created out of thin air

satirized^US

minimized^US

satirised^UK

presented a false front

presented a false face

stretched the truth

hammed it up

told a lie

departed from the truth

reflected

repeated

played to the gallery

minimised^UK

swept under the carpet

come to have

soft-pedalled

told a terminological inexactitude

followed in footsteps

pulled the wool over someone's eyes

told a little white lie

spoken with forked tongue

spoke with forked tongue

did likewise

done an impression of

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“Citizens of the country largely profess support for their leader.”

Verb

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Past tense for to announce or declare, especially officially or publicly

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Past tense for to confess to be true

recognised^UK

recognized^US

assented

granted

realised^UK

realized^US

spilled the beans about

gotten off your chest

made public

blew the lid off

blown the lid off

brought into the open

came out of the closet

come out of the closet

made a clean breast of

went into details

gone into details

let the cat out of the bag

made a clean breast of it

spit out

spilled your guts about

gone along with

went along with

admitted guilt

accepted responsibility

weaselled^UK

weaseled^US

made a clean breast of things

took something on board

took on board

taken something on board

publicized^US

publicised^UK

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Verb

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Past tense for to claim or profess to be or to appear to be or do something

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