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as in intimacy
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship
the elderly couple enjoys a familiarity that is the result of many years of happy marriage
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as in mistake
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark
placing his hand on my shoulder was just one familiarity by the car salesman that I did not appreciate
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as in acquaintance
knowledge gained by personal experience
the restaurant critic's considerable familiarity with restaurant kitchens should stand her in good stead
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Recent Examples of familiarity
The result was a cultural and tactical understanding between Ghana’s footballers, born from familiarity fostered over many years.
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Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
That translation also depends on practical supply chain experience, including familiarity with how operational decisions are made, where implementation challenges can arise, and how model outputs are communicated across operations and finance teams.
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Karen Koehler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
There is a familiarity between the two.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
But that is just one expression of its structural bias toward familiarity and averageness.
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Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for familiarity
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
That translation also depends on practical supply chain experience, including familiarity with how operational decisions are made, where implementation challenges can arise, and how model outputs are communicated across operations and finance teams.
—
Karen Koehler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
There is a familiarity between the two.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
But that is just one expression of its structural bias toward familiarity and averageness.
—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for familiarity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarity
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Excessive solitary masturbation decreases intimacy between couples in long-distance relationships.
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That intimacy seeps into the music.
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If circumstances had gone Spain’s way with more clinical finishing or a Cape Verde defender making a mistake, then the result would have been different and a lot of the chatter currently happening (including here) would likely not be happening.
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In fact, according to Rakestraw, one of the biggest mistakes homeowners make is assuming the babies have been abandoned and removing them immediately.
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After repatriation, many former prisoners returned to the United States to launch professional careers or to renew acquaintances with their former captors.
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Over time, some of these familiar strangers become acquaintances, and a few acquaintances become friends.
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Old wounds around social belonging may surface, pointing you toward more authentic connections.
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But no series ostensibly for children has worked harder to guilt-trip adults into taking better care of their pets or belongings than the Toy Story movies, in which the mere act of putting away playthings is tantamount to mass murder.
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Colorado's rally offset a pair of baserunning blunders that ended the eighth.
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One Republican senator calling this the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.
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With an experience like that under her belt, would an Oscar really be that big of a deal?
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An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat.
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Exploring themes of prejudice, kinship and resilience, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store earned the best book of the year title from a list of publications, including TIME and The New York Times.
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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
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Michael Conforto, Alex Bregman and Ian Happ had RBI hits in the sixth, when the Cubs’ runs were unearned thanks to a pair of errors.
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“Familiarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiarity. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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