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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
Back in the 1800s, only the rich had personal clocks and watches.
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Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
But a personal challenge in 2019 — a resolution to try something new every month for a year — made such a difference in her life, Scott launched the 12 New Things initiative.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Wanting his home to be warm and inviting, Seacrest added his personal touches to the decades-old property, turning a rec room into a 4,500-bottle wine cellar and tasting room.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
Earnhardt's personal preference for specific tracks reflects his love for racing, especially at Florence Motor Speedway.
—Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
But a personal challenge in 2019 — a resolution to try something new every month for a year — made such a difference in her life, Scott launched the 12 New Things initiative.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Wanting his home to be warm and inviting, Seacrest added his personal touches to the decades-old property, turning a rec room into a 4,500-bottle wine cellar and tasting room.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
Earnhardt's personal preference for specific tracks reflects his love for racing, especially at Florence Motor Speedway.
—Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
Adjective
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Wooden boards are generally more expensive, though, so better is a little subjective.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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In many ways, data in a subjective industry can largely only be pointers.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The couple's use of the private judge has kept the details of the divorce largely under wraps.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Utilities, food and dining out are affordable, and healthcare is either free or inexpensive under Spain’s public or private systems.Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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One facial recognition system for primates already delivers individual classification (ability to identify the individual) from 41 different primate specifies with 94% accuracy.David G.W. Birch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Postecoglou is not to blame for those individual errors.Jay Harris, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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