as in familiarity
knowledge gained by personal experience
Tiffany's acquaintance with cows is limited to a long-ago visit to a petting zoo when she was three
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Recent Examples of acquaintance
Approach acquaintances in your community.
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Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The border cold war finally thawed, and over the next decade-plus the schools slowly renewed acquaintances in several sports, including men’s basketball.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Several viewers have shared similar anecdotes about their own pets going from awkward acquaintances to fast friends.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors alleged that Sangha distributed drugs to Erik Fleming, who is an acquaintance of Perry's, who in turn distributed them to Perry’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The border cold war finally thawed, and over the next decade-plus the schools slowly renewed acquaintances in several sports, including men’s basketball.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Several viewers have shared similar anecdotes about their own pets going from awkward acquaintances to fast friends.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors alleged that Sangha distributed drugs to Erik Fleming, who is an acquaintance of Perry's, who in turn distributed them to Perry’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquaintance
Noun
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But familiarity isn’t the same as efficacy.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Because these students experienced unprecedented amounts of change during their formative years, there’s concern about how this familiarity to change might impact university outcomes.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Los Angeles experience consists mostly of such tangential connections and brief grazes of luxury.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Abu Dhabi experience The new flight lands at Zayed International Airport, which offers a variety of unique experiences for customers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Acquaintance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaintance. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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