as in subjective
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
Buying a home is an extremely personal decision and should be based on the buyer's circumstances like cashflow and job stability.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Medora Lee is a money, markets, and personal finance reporter at USA TODAY.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Just before taking his seat, Ramírez shared his personal cinematic style inspirations.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
According to Windsor police, the man admitted to excavating abalone from rocks along the Mendocino County coast near the town of Elk for personal consumption.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Medora Lee is a money, markets, and personal finance reporter at USA TODAY.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Just before taking his seat, Ramírez shared his personal cinematic style inspirations.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
According to Windsor police, the man admitted to excavating abalone from rocks along the Mendocino County coast near the town of Elk for personal consumption.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal
Adjective
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Art is subjective, but the outcome of awards aren’t, and the cognitive dissonance of those two elements can lead to a lot of backlash.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Does the actor looking older than her 21 years (a notion that is, of course, entirely subjective) infer some kind of moral failing?—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This private survey reading on Monday followed the official manufacturing PMI released on Saturday, which also showed that China’s February factory activity expanded at its fastest pace since November.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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There are two infinity pools, a spa in the forest, and accommodations with private balconies overlooking the Andaman Sea.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Put simply: individual officers were powerless against the System.—
Marc J. Dunkelman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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The power of strategic communications could come into play for those individual CEOs leading corporate turnarounds — such as Brian Niccol at Starbucks, Kelly Ortberg at Boeing and Gil West at Hertz.—
Eleanor Hawkins,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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