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of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
he kept personal items in a separate drawer
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Recent Examples of personal
The leader seems less consequential, as personal as well as external battles defining courage are erased.
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Over time, these experiences cause the brain to become hyper-aware of any signs of disapproval, interpreting neutral or ambiguous situations as personal rejection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
This kind of work trip treads that line of professional and personal.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
These category-specific gatherings, which have been a long-standing pre-Oscars tradition, provide a more personal setting to celebrate their individual accomplishments.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Over time, these experiences cause the brain to become hyper-aware of any signs of disapproval, interpreting neutral or ambiguous situations as personal rejection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
This kind of work trip treads that line of professional and personal.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
These category-specific gatherings, which have been a long-standing pre-Oscars tradition, provide a more personal setting to celebrate their individual accomplishments.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for personal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
Adjective
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Voting is purely subjective, as was the case with Ichiro.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The strategy is less effective for improving outputs such as poems or translations, in which ranking is subjective.—
Lauren Leffer,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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People in certain regions of Minnesota, especially the southeast, have long been at a higher risk of nitrate contamination from their private wells.—
MinnPost,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Acquired some fifteen years ago from a private seller, the unsigned portrait—painted in Paris in 1906—was recently authenticated and published in the Modigliani archive of Rome.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 2022-23 Gophers had more individual talent than perhaps any roster that has gathered in Minneapolis, and spent much of the season atop the national rankings.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 Feb. 2025
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Two years ago, during her freshman season, Molly watched Johnny and Noah each qualify for the individual state meet.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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