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
That would leave annual inflation averaging 2.6% during Trump's term and peaking at 3.1% in 2026, based on the Commerce Department’s personal consumption expenditures price index.
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Humanity might devolve into individuals interacting with their personal set of AIs and not much else.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Among personal vehicles manufactured in 2023, about 3 in 4 have LED headlights, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told TIME.
Laptops, tablets, and other screens are a more insidious but constant source of LED light.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
The story centers on a man caught between personal ambition and a life-altering moral dilemma.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Humanity might devolve into individuals interacting with their personal set of AIs and not much else.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Among personal vehicles manufactured in 2023, about 3 in 4 have LED headlights, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told TIME.
Laptops, tablets, and other screens are a more insidious but constant source of LED light.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
The story centers on a man caught between personal ambition and a life-altering moral dilemma.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
Adjective
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Organizational culture is subjective, and each employee has their own understanding of it.—
Dieneria Brown,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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This idea of good taste is a limiting framework and totally subjective.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Much of the Dodgers’ messaging this spring with Sasaki focused on allowing the private young star to take his time adapting and learning his surroundings before implementing any changes.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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The foundations raise private money from students’ families and other donors to fill in gaps in programming, supplies and other needs at schools that aren’t covered by state funding.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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School funding was made more equitable by calculating the needs of individual school districts and basing state revenue on those needs, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Implementation that is specific to individual communities based on data analytics, location size, and historical building constraints.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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