as in immediately
in person and usually privately
the hostess told me personally that I was invited
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Recent Examples of personally
The other component of those meetings was getting to know them personally.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
That is why our Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney personally handled these cases.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The silver lining is that filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Richard Linklater and Sean Baker are personally invested in saving cinemas.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Last summer, Noem created a policy requiring her to personally sign off on any department expenditure that was more than a hundred thousand dollars.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
That is why our Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney personally handled these cases.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The silver lining is that filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Richard Linklater and Sean Baker are personally invested in saving cinemas.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Last summer, Noem created a policy requiring her to personally sign off on any department expenditure that was more than a hundred thousand dollars.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally
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Earlier in the day, Sri Lankan Navy spokesman Budhika Sampath said rescue teams initially spotted oil patches and life rafts on the surface but could not immediately locate the vessel.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Gonzales was not immediately accused of any wrongdoing by the committee.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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National Public Radio recently reported that the DOE secretly drafted new rules slashing environmental and security requirements for next-generation experimental nuclear reactors.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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Obama also secretly arranged for a plane to deliver $400 million in cash to Iran, which the country promptly used to fund terror activities throughout the region.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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