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Recent Examples of conversance
They must be interwoven throughout the process so that brand and technology conversance are equally valuable and used.
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Forrester, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
The music – sometimes joyous, sometimes mournful – attests to these artists’ conversance with two alluring musical languages.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
Forrester, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
The music – sometimes joyous, sometimes mournful – attests to these artists’ conversance with two alluring musical languages.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversance
Noun
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On the trip, Jaliya reconnects with Andre, her childhood crush—and also starts to fall for a new acquaintance named India.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The employee losing their livelihood often discovers it at the exact same moment as the journalist, the investor, and the LinkedIn acquaintance preparing to post about it publicly.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Despite its unnerving intimacy, which suggests either erotic pursuit or familiar proximity, the diminutive print calls to mind the photos of Saul Leiter, a figure surprisingly unmentioned in Ghirri’s essays despite his frequent fond allusions to American street photography.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Lyrically, the songs find the pair confronting the unknowability of adulthood all while careening between the intimacy of folk acoustics and the catharsis of electronic music.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Visibility drives familiarity, and familiarity drives demand.—
Jeremy Fields,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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And then there’s free-agent addition John Metchie III, who has familiarity with Bryce Young due to the two of them playing together at Alabama.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Northwood showcased its mastery of the fundamentals by playing errorless defense behind freshman pitcher Olivia Chen and scored eight runs in the fifth inning to defeat Grace 11-1 in the Division 5 final at Deanna Manning Stadium.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Knight emphasized the importance of mastery over participation and high graduation rates.—
Jake Przytarski,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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“Conversance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversance. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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