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
These small acts of personal responsibility become critical when fewer rangers are available to monitor fragile environments.
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Apr. 2025
Dahl had a personal motive: He had been fired from his last job on Christmas Eve because the station’s management had decided to become all-disco.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
His 3,200-meter personal record of 8:51.57 was also posted at the 2024 state championships.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Because of her personal risk factors, Sewtz decided to opt out of hormone therapy and instead try changing up some of her lifestyle habits to reduce inflammation and stress.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Apr. 2025
Dahl had a personal motive: He had been fired from his last job on Christmas Eve because the station’s management had decided to become all-disco.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
His 3,200-meter personal record of 8:51.57 was also posted at the 2024 state championships.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Because of her personal risk factors, Sewtz decided to opt out of hormone therapy and instead try changing up some of her lifestyle habits to reduce inflammation and stress.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
Adjective
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Whatever the vocabulary, this new breed of firm used subjective concepts to drive their business processes.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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At its roots, the Ballon d’Or is a subjective award.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In 2022, a consortium of private retirement-plan providers announced a collaboration to boost the portability of small retirement accounts.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The firm’s team includes analysts from leading tech private equity firms, engineers, operating partners – former technology CEOs and COOs.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Her most notable reporting has been about taxes, including exposing billionaire tax cheats and writing cover stories on tax shelters (both corporate and individual), tax evasion, tax informants, tax administration, tax policy and legitimate tax planning.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The tangible economic benefits of a bachelor’s degree go on and on at the individual level and to society in general.—
Arne Duncan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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