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
Gun violence personally affected my own family many years ago.
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Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Those records, which largely do not name Hamilton, show that his church conducted an internal investigation about the abuse, reported it to law enforcement after identifying the abuser and that Hamilton personally played a role in a report about additional abuse by the perpetrator.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Notably, Mayor Johnson personally presented Pope Leo with a key to the City of Chicago and an invitation to return home and deliver mass in Grant Park.
—Vince Gerasole, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Davis personally scouted talent obsessively.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Those records, which largely do not name Hamilton, show that his church conducted an internal investigation about the abuse, reported it to law enforcement after identifying the abuser and that Hamilton personally played a role in a report about additional abuse by the perpetrator.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Notably, Mayor Johnson personally presented Pope Leo with a key to the City of Chicago and an invitation to return home and deliver mass in Grant Park.
—Vince Gerasole, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Davis personally scouted talent obsessively.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally
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Spurs reserve Harrison Barnes accidentally collided with Brunson's right knee while falling to the floor, and the Knicks star immediately grabbed at the leg in apparent pain.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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SoftBank did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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However, Jimmy discovers that Michael was secretly selling the voice and likeness of clients to AI companies without their consent and uses that revelation to blackmail him into stepping down.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Sun also pleaded guilty to charges that accused him of secretly working for China and was sentenced this year to four years in prison.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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