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 two personally split the cost of the running sequence and gave the money back to the studio in exchange for a share of the profits.
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
The many images of Bovino wearing an SS-style coat and responding personally to comments on the government pages disappeared midday on Thursday.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Tropes, sequels, and even shameless copycats gave me a way to compare craft without getting overwhelmed by just how much movies can mean to me personally.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
The media immediately gets wind of the news, but Caroline and Ed don’t learn that their bodies have been found until President Clinton calls to personally deliver the news to Senator Ted Kennedy, who is with Caroline, Ed, and Ethel.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
The many images of Bovino wearing an SS-style coat and responding personally to comments on the government pages disappeared midday on Thursday.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Tropes, sequels, and even shameless copycats gave me a way to compare craft without getting overwhelmed by just how much movies can mean to me personally.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
The media immediately gets wind of the news, but Caroline and Ed don’t learn that their bodies have been found until President Clinton calls to personally deliver the news to Senator Ted Kennedy, who is with Caroline, Ed, and Ethel.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally
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Additional details about the attack weren’t immediately available Wednesday.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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Details on when the council will meet were not immediately clear.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Caleb Elliott, 26, is a former Celina ISD middle school football coach and substitute teacher who is facing multiple state and federal charges tied to secretly recording boys in a Moore Middle School locker room.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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At Free Eden, Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the boutique’s basement after hours with Cherry and Fig.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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