as in familiarity
knowledge gained by personal experience
Tiffany's acquaintance with cows is limited to a long-ago visit to a petting zoo when she was three
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Recent Examples of acquaintance
Benedict and Sophie meet again in the countryside when Sophie protects a fellow maid after a group of Benedict’s acquaintances harasses her.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recently, a stranger—who became an acquaintance over the course of a few hours—held my hug significantly longer than what’s customary upon parting ways.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Your goal is to cement the acquaintance first, as recruiters are important people to know.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
The 63-year-old Washington County man was a close acquaintance of the victim.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for acquaintance
Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recently, a stranger—who became an acquaintance over the course of a few hours—held my hug significantly longer than what’s customary upon parting ways.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Your goal is to cement the acquaintance first, as recruiters are important people to know.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
The 63-year-old Washington County man was a close acquaintance of the victim.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for acquaintance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquaintance
Noun
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In a dispatch from Minneapolis, chaun webster considers the strange familiarity of ICE and the limits of our language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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There’s been turnover at the top of the NFL hierarchy this season, but there will be a dose of familiarity in Super Bowl LX.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On Saturday, the Riviera Country Club was home to the one-night culinary experience featuring two dozen Michelin chefs hosted by HexClad in partnership with Riviera Country Club benefiting Steadfast LA and ongoing wildfire recovery efforts.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Neuroscience has long shown that watching another person experience pain activates the same neural regions as experiencing pain ourselves.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Acquaintance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaintance. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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