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
By June, 2017, Mueller’s team was investigating Trump personally for possible obstruction of justice in connection with the case, The Washington Post reported at the time.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Nearly 80% are concerned that the country doesn’t have a plan to deal with job losses caused by AI and 56% are worried about personally losing their job.
—Alexander McCoy, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
She is said to be more personally involved in the cuts occurring Friday.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The gray area that enables rich, crafty, people to register their supercars and hypercars to a shell LLC formed in Montana instead of themselves personally in their home state.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Nearly 80% are concerned that the country doesn’t have a plan to deal with job losses caused by AI and 56% are worried about personally losing their job.
—Alexander McCoy, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
She is said to be more personally involved in the cuts occurring Friday.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The gray area that enables rich, crafty, people to register their supercars and hypercars to a shell LLC formed in Montana instead of themselves personally in their home state.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally
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Trump aides and allies denounced Kent as a leaker immediately after his resignation became public.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who develops symptoms should call their local public health agency or state public health officials at 720-653-3369 immediately.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Then there’s Odette (Madison Hu), who is secretly in love with Cleo, but mostly keeps it to herself.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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The same day the bill was announced, The Information revealed how Apple was secretly blocking vibe-coding startups like Replit and Vibecode from updating their apps.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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