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
One belonged to a surgeon acquaintance.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The person who provided the information told police an acquaintance of Coleman’s gave them the information.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
Skimming was endemic among bookmakers, enforcement was brutal, and several of Manteris’s early acquaintances met violent ends.
—Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Friends and acquaintances told investigators that Johnson had experienced a decline in health in recent years, which contributed to his housing instability, ESPN reported.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The person who provided the information told police an acquaintance of Coleman’s gave them the information.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
Skimming was endemic among bookmakers, enforcement was brutal, and several of Manteris’s early acquaintances met violent ends.
—Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Friends and acquaintances told investigators that Johnson had experienced a decline in health in recent years, which contributed to his housing instability, ESPN reported.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for acquaintance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquaintance
Noun
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Staying emotionally up to date Waking up next to the same person every day can create the illusion of deep familiarity.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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Upon switching his competitive allegiance to Brazil, he felt driven to cultivate a passion for ski racing in a country that had little history or familiarity with the sport.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The experience was deliberately walkable and social, mirroring the rhythm of neighborhood festivals rather than retail pop-ups.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Consistent with the rest of the hotel, the local landscape is incorporated into the design experience; there are local gems displayed in the waiting area, and the lobby has a giant window that frames a peak of the nearby Shawangunk Mountains that took my breath away.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Acquaintance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaintance. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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