as in privately
in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others
intimately shared information that is only now being divulged in the memoirs of his sole confidant
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Recent Examples of intimately
Before long, Irwin and his wife, Hester (Scarlett Johansson), and their two teen-age sons (Roman Engel and Gavin Goudey), find themselves in grave danger from Irwin’s would-be employers—a threat driven home in two sequences that Gray stages in intimately terrifying fashion.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Basner knows the business intimately, having put together financing for one boundary-pushing film after another.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 May 2026
Two days later, Moscow was due to host Russia’s annual May 9 military parade, a celebration linked very intimately with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who had revived this Soviet-era celebration of Stalin’s victory over Nazi Germany and his conquest of Europe.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Malone has a lovely natural voice — intimately whispered, with hints of ‘70s country rock.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Read Lizzy’s story, which intimately illustrates how much expertise the agency has lost.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 7 May 2026
Once the solution takes effect, prepare to get intimately acquainted with your toilet.
—Holly Burns, Time, 6 May 2026
This, despite not intimately knowing the opera repertoire, though his studies gave him a classical music grounding.
—Jocheved Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Strengthening Charlotte’s largest foundation Bessant was intimately familiar with the foundation long before accepting the CEO role, having previously served as chair and a longtime board member.
—Chase Jordan
april 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Basner knows the business intimately, having put together financing for one boundary-pushing film after another.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 May 2026
Two days later, Moscow was due to host Russia’s annual May 9 military parade, a celebration linked very intimately with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who had revived this Soviet-era celebration of Stalin’s victory over Nazi Germany and his conquest of Europe.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Malone has a lovely natural voice — intimately whispered, with hints of ‘70s country rock.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Read Lizzy’s story, which intimately illustrates how much expertise the agency has lost.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 7 May 2026
Once the solution takes effect, prepare to get intimately acquainted with your toilet.
—Holly Burns, Time, 6 May 2026
This, despite not intimately knowing the opera repertoire, though his studies gave him a classical music grounding.
—Jocheved Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Strengthening Charlotte’s largest foundation Bessant was intimately familiar with the foundation long before accepting the CEO role, having previously served as chair and a longtime board member.
—Chase Jordan
april 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimately
Adverb
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His sister took four days to respond, privately, with two sentences.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Hester has been privately dealing with mental lapses and throbbing headaches, refraining from telling her family about the medical tests her doctor ordered.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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SpaceX has filed confidentially to go public and is seeking to raise as much as $75 billion at a valuation of more than $2 trillion, Bloomberg News has reported, which would be the largest IPO of all time.—
Anthony Hughes,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Other victims have only shared their experiences confidentially with experts, investigators and medical staff.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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The fantasy drama follows 10-year-old Bernardo, who after his father’s death, clings fiercely to his mother while secretly caring for an injured baby goat deep in the rainforest.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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In Sylvie’s imagination, Nita becomes Anna, a sultry beauty with a cruel streak who has been dating the meek Christophe (Niney) while secretly engaging in an affair with their married boss, Pierre (Cassel).—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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“Intimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimately. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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