1
as in to introduce
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to
Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers
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2
as in to inform
to give information to
his sailor friend acquainted him with the latest navigational aids for weekend yachtsmen
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3
as in to present
to make (one person) known (to another) socially
hoping that someone would acquaint them with the new neighbors
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Recent Examples of acquaint
While filming their latest crime comedy-drama Roofman, Peter Dinklage became quickly acquainted with co-star Channing Tatum.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
The family was already acquainted with the organ donation process.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The family was already acquainted with the organ donation process.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Jude Law and Jason Bateman were not well acquainted before working together on Black Rabbit.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
The family was already acquainted with the organ donation process.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The family was already acquainted with the organ donation process.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Jude Law and Jason Bateman were not well acquainted before working together on Black Rabbit.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquaint
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Chavarria, who introduced Delta Dental’s first menopause report three years ago, says policies such as remote work can help.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The training introduces the concepts used in stream team monitoring such as hydrology, natural and human impact on streams and monitoring methods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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What has lived as a secret sauce inside Carlyle for more than a decade might now inform policymakers flying blind.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Potts informed reporters on Wednesday that three people injured during the attack are still hospitalized.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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To carry out her vision, McMahon has brought on at least 20 political appointees from ultraconservative think tanks and advocacy groups eager to de-emphasize public schools, which have educated students for roughly 200 years.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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For example, the nation’s premiere federal cybersecurity scholarship program to recruit, educate and place future federal cybersecurity workers would be reduced by over 60%.—
Richard Forno,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump told Fox News later Wednesday that the hostages would probably be released on Monday.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Between July and August, an MQ-9 drone was deployed at South Korea's Gwangju Air Base for training with the host country's air force personnel, aiming to familiarize them with the platform, including the integration of surveillance data captured by the drone.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Anti-Defamation League has an online database of hate symbols and codes that parents and educators can use to familiarize themselves with.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sleep problems Men can ask their primary care doctors to perform a blood test to check their testosterone levels, Munger advised.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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If Your Party wants to avoid a similar fate, it would be well advised to be disciplined and electorally oriented—and to drop single-issue activism, hostility to Labour, and inept, baggage-laden figures such as Corbyn.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Several times, Nachmanoff instructed prosecutors to get together with the defnese and start sharing the evidence in the case.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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Most recipes for beef and broccoli instruct you to sauté the broccoli in olive oil before adding it back to the pan with the beef and sauce.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Acquaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaint. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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