as in privately
in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others
intimately shared information that is only now being divulged in the memoirs of his sole confidant
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Recent Examples of intimately
If, as Lloyd Matthews has argued, America’s founding ideals of liberty are intimately linked to Julius Caesar, that connection should remind us that such liberty requires due process to function properly.
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JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
This is my first time playing a mom and working intimately with another child actor, having been a child actor.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
Other JPMorgan execs were intimately involved in the design process, Dimon told The Journal.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Reid was intimately involved with public housing in Louisville both as an LMHA board member and a resident of the Beecher Terrace community.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Asked by audience members about a property not under his control — the Midway Marketplace strip mall where Cub Foods recently closed — McGuire said he was not intimately involved with the site, which is largely owned by Kraus-Anderson.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Dvorak is already intimately familiar with new coach Rick Tocchet, who had the player in Arizona for four seasons.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The two stories are intimately tied together through the characters.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
James knows those obstacles intimately.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
This is my first time playing a mom and working intimately with another child actor, having been a child actor.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
Other JPMorgan execs were intimately involved in the design process, Dimon told The Journal.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Reid was intimately involved with public housing in Louisville both as an LMHA board member and a resident of the Beecher Terrace community.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Asked by audience members about a property not under his control — the Midway Marketplace strip mall where Cub Foods recently closed — McGuire said he was not intimately involved with the site, which is largely owned by Kraus-Anderson.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Dvorak is already intimately familiar with new coach Rick Tocchet, who had the player in Arizona for four seasons.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The two stories are intimately tied together through the characters.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
James knows those obstacles intimately.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimately
Adverb
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While being held at Bridgewater State Hospital for psychiatric evaluation, DeSalvo was placed in the same ward as George Nassar, who later claimed DeSalvo had privately confessed to being the Boston Strangler.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The White House Ballroom is being privately funded by many generous Patriots, Great American Companies, and, yours truly.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The two sides settled confidentially last year and Joyride emerged from bankruptcy.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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So these cases are almost always settled confidentially.—
Stayton Bonner,
Robb Report,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Strong had secretly asked the sound mixer and prop department to prepare a cassette with the song on it and have the boom box in the room.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2025
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In an extra surprise, Samantha and Austin turned out to be secretly married the entire time, having privately eloped a month ago.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Intimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimately. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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