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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
Images Raise Questions About Surveillance Awareness Winfrey said one detail that stands out is the subject’s apparent familiarity with surveillance cameras.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Unlike Bass’ current and previous challengers who came from outside City Hall, Raman enters the race as a sitting council member with a governing record and deep familiarity with how city government works.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Go for the cheerleaders and DJs and baseball-style announcers—the familiarity of these American customs transplanted into an entirely new sport.
—Samanth Subramanian, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Networks had leaned into the audience’s familiarity with Vonn, building Milan‑Cortina promos around her comeback, much as advertisers have leaned into Backstreet Boys reunions and sequels to 2000s hits at the box office.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Unlike Bass’ current and previous challengers who came from outside City Hall, Raman enters the race as a sitting council member with a governing record and deep familiarity with how city government works.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Go for the cheerleaders and DJs and baseball-style announcers—the familiarity of these American customs transplanted into an entirely new sport.
—Samanth Subramanian, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Networks had leaned into the audience’s familiarity with Vonn, building Milan‑Cortina promos around her comeback, much as advertisers have leaned into Backstreet Boys reunions and sequels to 2000s hits at the box office.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarity
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The film invites viewers to experience the rhythm, drama, and intimacy of life at the edge of the world, revealing that in the coldest corners of the earth one finds the warmest people, brimming with wit, resilience, and generosity.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Writer/director Hammer, though, downplays the melodrama inherent to this scenario, even while shooting sequences, whether in Martin and Leslie’s apartment or in various hospitals, with a bracing handheld intimacy.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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But making a mistake can mean you get hit with an inaccurate tax bill or, worse, an audit.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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Trying to fix a mistake before someone finds out?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Justin Mulcahy with the Anne Arundel County Police Department says the victim was renovating his home next door to the auto shop and met up with an acquaintance to discuss possibly renting it out.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Those samples are being compared with DNA from family members, acquaintances and others who had access to her home.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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The agents pushed through the door and ransacked the family’s belongings.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Designed for hands-free movement, this bag can be worn across the chest or at your waist, keeping your belongings within sight and easy to reach at all times.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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An Italian Winter Olympics broadcaster who was on the mic for the opening ceremony before the Milan Cortina Games began last week faced immense backlash and a strike call for numerous blunders during the show.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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With a regulation win in their sights, the Sabres allowed the score-tying goal with 26 seconds left in regulation and then made a defensive blunder in overtime to allow Jake Guentzel a clean breakaway for the game-winning goal.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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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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But that payment starts at $417 per month, and not all kinship families qualify.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ball also sued Beshear last year over the administration's failure to implement 2024's Senate Bill 151, passed with bipartisan support in an effort to support kinship care in Kentucky.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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The lawyers had requested that the Justice Department website be temporarily shut down and that an independent monitor be appointed to ensure no further errors occurred.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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This story has been updated with new information, to reframe parts of the story and to correct spelling errors.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Familiarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiarity. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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