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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
Wanting to engage with the complexity of that relationship by speaking about race and identity in a frank way that is both personal and political.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
But when the pandemic lockdown happened, Victor didn’t mainline comedies, instead turning to deeply serious and personal films like Wong Kar-wai’s classic In the Mood for Love and Kenneth Lonergan’s 2011 drama Margaret.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Because of the continued stigma surrounding the drug, many NHL players expressed hesitation to speak about personal cannabis use.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The senator’s personal wealth has exploded since his 2016 presidential run, with book advances and royalties propelling his net worth to around $3 million.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
But when the pandemic lockdown happened, Victor didn’t mainline comedies, instead turning to deeply serious and personal films like Wong Kar-wai’s classic In the Mood for Love and Kenneth Lonergan’s 2011 drama Margaret.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
Because of the continued stigma surrounding the drug, many NHL players expressed hesitation to speak about personal cannabis use.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The senator’s personal wealth has exploded since his 2016 presidential run, with book advances and royalties propelling his net worth to around $3 million.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
Adjective
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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
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Voting is purely subjective, as was the case with Ichiro.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The billionaire declined to share details on his sources of financing, but said private equity firms and family offices have reached out to provide options.—
Krystal Hu,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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The race drivers are limited to 1,000km of private test running in old cars through the year, meaning Hamilton’s 89km run, followed by teammate Charles Leclerc’s 42km run in the afternoon, leaves plenty of room for more ahead of the new season.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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If each individual artifact reveals relatively little, the enormous array Barraclough assembles—from Scandinavia, Western Europe, Newfoundland, and trading posts as far east as present-day Russia—adds depth to the traditional portrait of Viking culture.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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While there may have been individual cases among those convicted of violent acts that would warrant a pardon or commutation after a thorough review of the facts, Trump should have drawn the line there.—
The Editors,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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