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
She was focused on deepening her friendships with her acquaintances and now costars and trying out a new platform for her already burgeoning career as a model and influencer.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
Organized Crime Premiere: Stabler and Benson Reunite Under Dire Circumstances as Season 5 Begins — Read Episodes 1 and 2 Recap
At Meredith’s old house, Blue ticked off Simone by letting a guy who was barely an almost acquaintance crash there without telling her.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Also amusing is Fiona Glascott as Lady Violet, an old acquaintance of Sherlock’s who specializes officially in schooling young ladies like Clara to join British high society and unofficially in casting her imperious judgment everywhere.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
The nondisabled parents were mostly my own friends or acquaintances.
—Jessica Slice, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
Organized Crime Premiere: Stabler and Benson Reunite Under Dire Circumstances as Season 5 Begins — Read Episodes 1 and 2 Recap
At Meredith’s old house, Blue ticked off Simone by letting a guy who was barely an almost acquaintance crash there without telling her.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Also amusing is Fiona Glascott as Lady Violet, an old acquaintance of Sherlock’s who specializes officially in schooling young ladies like Clara to join British high society and unofficially in casting her imperious judgment everywhere.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
The nondisabled parents were mostly my own friends or acquaintances.
—Jessica Slice, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acquaintance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquaintance
Noun
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Koine Greek—the dialect of the New Testament—was then the lingua franca of the eastern-Mediterranean world, although, of course, familiarity with it ranged from erudite scholarship to learning a few words for the sake of haggling in the marketplace.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Berti's familiarity with the Yankees could push a potential trade over the finish line in the near future.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Also, experiences as gifts remain popular in the post-pandemic era, with 36% of men planning to give experiences this year, a rise from 29% in 2019.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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That included essential questions and details both mega and mundane, such as the width of sidewalks, a modernized front-gate experience, interaction with the on-site hotel, the capacity of ride queues and the look of restrooms.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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“Acquaintance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaintance. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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