as in immediately
in person and usually privately
the hostess told me personally that I was invited
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Salazar — sweet, brainy, introverted yet loquacious — doesn’t take it too personally when classic rock gods or their copyright enforcers pull rank.
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Morgan Enos, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2024
In 2022, the couple personally donated $710.5 million to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
Eight members of the art group personally delivered the roughly 7-foot-tall mock bills to the Perth offices of BHP, Glencore, Inpex, Woodside, and Chevron.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2024
She’s known to personally reach out to attendees who have felt affronted by her material.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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Morgan Enos, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2024
In 2022, the couple personally donated $710.5 million to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
Eight members of the art group personally delivered the roughly 7-foot-tall mock bills to the Perth offices of BHP, Glencore, Inpex, Woodside, and Chevron.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2024
She’s known to personally reach out to attendees who have felt affronted by her material.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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