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
This shift has reordered the priorities of personal health.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
There’s a laundry list of personal things.
—Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Writer-director Abanoub Nabil draws on childhood memory and personal loss to explore how illness reshapes identity and how children quietly inherit their parents’ pain.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Emma Burleigh is a reporter at Fortune, covering success, careers, entrepreneurship, and personal finance.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
There’s a laundry list of personal things.
—Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Writer-director Abanoub Nabil draws on childhood memory and personal loss to explore how illness reshapes identity and how children quietly inherit their parents’ pain.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Emma Burleigh is a reporter at Fortune, covering success, careers, entrepreneurship, and personal finance.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
Adjective
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Art might be subjective, but this deal definitely isn't.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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That last movie was a horror comedy, which can be tough since the latter is subjective, Russell said.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While orders come with a four to seven week wait time, the process is highly personalized.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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For example, when a manager gives feedback to a team member, Cisco's learning platform will combine that feedback with other data points, such as the employee's skills profile, to generate personalized learning recommendations.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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French estimates place a nationwide ERS rollout at €30–€40 billion, likely requiring private-sector funding models.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Saddle Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The $155,000 figure was within a range covered by insurance, and FBI investigators found that no individual donor funds were diverted before they were deposited into the Bright Futures Fund, Johnston wrote.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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Another initiative underway is using AI to support the individual growth of our employees.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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