getting to know
idiom
: becoming acquainted with
We just bought a house here last month, and we're still getting to know our neighbors.
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Miller spends a significant amount of time getting to know the local people and towns, but every discovery leads only to more pain; more disappearances, more tragic unsolved crimes, and more horrifyingly abusive characters terrorizing whole communities into silence.
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Rebecca Hannigan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
These tools, which reflect both technological advances and broader popular interest in wildlife, can reshape how scientists and the general public understand animals by getting to know formerly anonymous creatures as individuals.
—Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Hosted by Miami Jews, the kosher-style buffet dinner starts with lighting candles and blessings over the challah and wine, and continues with a night of mingling, sipping cocktails, and getting to know other young Jews.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
As early as 2019, two years before the resort opened its doors, Katz was already getting to know the land and creating what would become the property's focal point.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Hannigan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
These tools, which reflect both technological advances and broader popular interest in wildlife, can reshape how scientists and the general public understand animals by getting to know formerly anonymous creatures as individuals.
—Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Hosted by Miami Jews, the kosher-style buffet dinner starts with lighting candles and blessings over the challah and wine, and continues with a night of mingling, sipping cocktails, and getting to know other young Jews.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
As early as 2019, two years before the resort opened its doors, Katz was already getting to know the land and creating what would become the property's focal point.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Getting to know.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getting%20to%20know. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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