as in subjective
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
he kept personal items in a separate drawer
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Recent Examples of personal
Emma Burleigh is a reporter at Fortune, covering success, careers, entrepreneurship, and personal finance.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
These families are among those in Israel who have paid the most agonizing personal cost of two years of prolonged war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
The 29-year-old is one of country music’s biggest stars, earning praise for his raw lyrics and genre of personal storytelling.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
These families are among those in Israel who have paid the most agonizing personal cost of two years of prolonged war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
The 29-year-old is one of country music’s biggest stars, earning praise for his raw lyrics and genre of personal storytelling.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
Adjective
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That, of course, is subjective.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the purposefully ambiguous coda was concocted to prove some sort of Rashomon-style truth-is-subjective point.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Plus, the split king size allows each sleeper to choose their own personalized settings.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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Crunchyroll is giving the full streaming shine to reading manga with ad-free reading, two-page spreads, and personalized lists and recommendations.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some private business owners are still trying to process the change in Florida’s gun law.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The wildfire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Behaviours are measured through 360-degree reviews and employee surveys, where data can be broken down by function to analyze the individual impact of leaders.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Every individual trailer also has a bunch of goodies in addition to the rehearsal snacks.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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