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
President Donald Trump has angrily been calling for cuts to help the economy, often insulting the Fed’s chair personally while doing so.
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Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Too bad the film is such a trainwreck that it is forever barred entry by me personally.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Joe, who was the U.S. vice president at the time, personally prepped for the big event, with him and his wife, Jill, laying fresh sod and planting special fast-growing vines up the latticework around the party tent.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump raised hopes earlier this summer when he got personally involved in the fight to pass stablecoin legislation in the House.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Too bad the film is such a trainwreck that it is forever barred entry by me personally.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Joe, who was the U.S. vice president at the time, personally prepped for the big event, with him and his wife, Jill, laying fresh sod and planting special fast-growing vines up the latticework around the party tent.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump raised hopes earlier this summer when he got personally involved in the fight to pass stablecoin legislation in the House.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally
immediately
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Restaurants with more than 30 demerits are required to fix the worst problems immediately and remedy the rest within 48 hours.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
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Once those deals are completed, the details should be made public immediately.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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