familiar with
idiom
: having some knowledge about (something)
We are familiar with the situation.
I'm not very familiar with that area.
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Authorities are combing through video from the scene, including this video which appears to show a person on the roof immediately following the shooting, according to sources familiar with the ongoing investigation.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Cianfrance said the congregation in the movie is made up of local actors and folks familiar with the Roofman story.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The proposal, first reported by the Financial Times, was confirmed to CNBC's Megan Cassella by two sources familiar with the matter.
—Anniek Bao,megan Cassella, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Jacintha, a horseback rider, was familiar with ketamine as a horse tranquilizer but had never heard of it as a last-stop mental health treatment for treatment-resistant patients like Lucy, who was diagnosed with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Cianfrance said the congregation in the movie is made up of local actors and folks familiar with the Roofman story.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The proposal, first reported by the Financial Times, was confirmed to CNBC's Megan Cassella by two sources familiar with the matter.
—Anniek Bao,megan Cassella, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Jacintha, a horseback rider, was familiar with ketamine as a horse tranquilizer but had never heard of it as a last-stop mental health treatment for treatment-resistant patients like Lucy, who was diagnosed with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Familiar with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiar%20with. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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