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
Having raised Leni, 22, Henry, 20, Johan, 19, and Lou, 16, alongside her ex-husband Seal, Klum intimately knows the beautiful chaos of managing a family in the global spotlight.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 June 2026
Follmer is intimately acquainted with the tumult regarding the campus.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 2 June 2026
The Surface Laptop Ultra won’t be the only machine coming this fall with Nvidia’s new chips, but Microsoft is intimately involved in the success of the other RTX Spark laptops and mini-PCs as well.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 1 June 2026
Many of the rooms at this ultra-luxe hideaway dangle from rocky ledges, are sandwiched between cliff crevices or are embedded like caves in the interior of the mountains, connecting guests intimately with the landscape.
—Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
And Mario Thompson, an elementary school principal who has been intimately involved in all his daughters’ careers, is having to negotiate all this on the fly.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Oh yeah, they are intimately involved.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Holloway knows his creative partner intimately.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Scott Hughes, 59, Foley’s chief of staff for seven years, understands City Hall intimately.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 June 2026
Follmer is intimately acquainted with the tumult regarding the campus.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 2 June 2026
The Surface Laptop Ultra won’t be the only machine coming this fall with Nvidia’s new chips, but Microsoft is intimately involved in the success of the other RTX Spark laptops and mini-PCs as well.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 1 June 2026
Many of the rooms at this ultra-luxe hideaway dangle from rocky ledges, are sandwiched between cliff crevices or are embedded like caves in the interior of the mountains, connecting guests intimately with the landscape.
—Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
And Mario Thompson, an elementary school principal who has been intimately involved in all his daughters’ careers, is having to negotiate all this on the fly.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Oh yeah, they are intimately involved.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Holloway knows his creative partner intimately.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Scott Hughes, 59, Foley’s chief of staff for seven years, understands City Hall intimately.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimately
Adverb
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The controversy has sparked concerns for leaders across Lake County, and various officials have publicly and privately begun distancing themselves from the project.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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Tesla has lost arbitration proceedings in some cases and privately settled others while publicly denying wrongdoing.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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After Anthropic raised $65 billion at a $965 billion valuation last week, and then confidentially filed S-1 draft to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, using company stock in exchange for housing has likely only perked more employees’ ears.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Anthropic, known for its family of large language models called Claude, confidentially filed its IPO prospectus on Monday.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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However, Jimmy discovers that Michael was secretly selling the voice and likeness of clients to AI companies without their consent and uses that revelation to blackmail him into stepping down.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Sun also pleaded guilty to charges that accused him of secretly working for China and was sentenced this year to four years in prison.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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“Intimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimately. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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