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 Timberwolves took everything — real or imagined — personally.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
Jenner was not personally accused of bullying behavior in the filing brought by Vasquez.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Grant asked Nunley to sanction his office instead — or himself personally.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Associated Risks of Carpet Beetles Though that information may sound, well, moderately horrifying, carpet beetles pose no potential harm to you personally.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
Jenner was not personally accused of bullying behavior in the filing brought by Vasquez.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Grant asked Nunley to sanction his office instead — or himself personally.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Associated Risks of Carpet Beetles Though that information may sound, well, moderately horrifying, carpet beetles pose no potential harm to you personally.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally
Adverb
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Neither Moorer nor his attorney could immediately be reached for comment.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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His condition was not immediately clear.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Shortly after, RadarOnline reported that she and Curtis secretly got engaged.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
8 May 2026
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Prior to this conversation, Carmy secretly removed his name from the restaurant's partnership agreement.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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