familiar face

noun

: a person that one knows
It's good to see a familiar face.

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Knueppel wasn’t the only familiar face Flagg squared off against Saturday. Christian Clark, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 Pottery Barn’s fall decor launched recently, and one familiar face is filling shopping carts once again. Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025 Johnson is a familiar face at the LFF, having screened his two previous Knives Out flicks as festival galas; however, the wider LFF lineup, the third pieced together by BFI Festivals Director Kristy Matheson, is anything but safe. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 The Miami Heat is bringing back a familiar face in hopes of bolstering its frontcourt depth. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for familiar face

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“Familiar face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiar%20face. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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