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
Dick Cheney was an unapologetic hawk in military affairs as defense secretary and vice president, but his shooting an acquaintance in a hunting accident became a source of ridicule.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Chad Peipho, another acquaintance of Knowlton, described him as a respectful, nice kid.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The acquaintance expressed anger that Farzam had used the weapon.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Catania and fellow cast member Teresa Giudice, as well as her brother Joe Giudice, all grew up in Patterson, New Jersey, and were mutual acquaintances.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Chad Peipho, another acquaintance of Knowlton, described him as a respectful, nice kid.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The acquaintance expressed anger that Farzam had used the weapon.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Catania and fellow cast member Teresa Giudice, as well as her brother Joe Giudice, all grew up in Patterson, New Jersey, and were mutual acquaintances.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acquaintance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquaintance
Noun
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Here is the iron form of the grief memoir, no less powerful for its deep familiarity.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Seven Castain’s knowledge of ‘Seinfeld’ Castain was born in 2004, and her familiarity with a TV show is limited since Seinfeld signed off in ‘98.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Efforts to compete with Amazon during its ascent in the 2010s had department stores playing catchup on supply chain prowess and integrating stores with e-commerce—sometimes to the detriment of in-store experience.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Despite his lack of coaching experience at the MLB level, Vitello was named manager of the San Francisco Giants last month.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Acquaintance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaintance. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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