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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Those familiar with the state fair must know about the Exposition Center, where more than 200 vendors sell products ranging from handmade soap to hot tubs.
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Sofia Joseph, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Those commercial deals are all shared through the cap via non-cash accounting, according to a source familiar with the process, as laid out earlier in Section 12 in the CBA.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Among other potential successors include David Malpass, a former Trump administration official and ex-World Bank president, and Fed Governor Christopher Waller, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Anyone familiar with the premise can bet everything becomes very frightening and very very complicated, not just with mother and daughter switching, but now also grandmother and daughter’s friend making the swap.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
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Sofia Joseph, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Those commercial deals are all shared through the cap via non-cash accounting, according to a source familiar with the process, as laid out earlier in Section 12 in the CBA.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Among other potential successors include David Malpass, a former Trump administration official and ex-World Bank president, and Fed Governor Christopher Waller, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Anyone familiar with the premise can bet everything becomes very frightening and very very complicated, not just with mother and daughter switching, but now also grandmother and daughter’s friend making the swap.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Familiar with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiar%20with. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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