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personal

Definition for personal

adjective as in private, individual

Strongest matches

intimate, particular, secret, special

Strong matches

exclusive, privy

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Do you often play that role in your personal life?

The PM said the Budget "was a moment of personal pride", highlighting how the decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap would lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.

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The process often starts with a personal story of a loss and ends with an unexpected human connection made by the need for something small, like a harmonica.

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As personal computer use mushroomed in the 1980s and ’90s, a mystery unfolded: Where was the productivity growth that so many anticipated?

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That was the moment this investigation stopped being just work and felt very personal.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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