familiarized

past tense of familiarize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of familiarized Like a fireside chat with FDR, this tradition familiarized the man. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 As Switzer familiarized himself with the team, at the same time, some players took advantage of the new environment. Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarized
Verb
  • In a statement, a Bose McKinney & Evans spokesperson said the law firm was never informed that Cook had been disciplined or asked to resign by the city.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Prioritize your safety by staying informed and prepared.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Curry also remembered the future president being very eager for his then-girlfriend, Marla Maples, to be introduced to the film's director, Chris Columbus.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In 2009 the firm introduced the Eco label, anticipating consumers’ demand for sustainable eyewear.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If arrested, you should be advised of your Miranda rights.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • To monitor lesser risk, residents are advised to sign up for county alert systems and to monitor agencies’ social media.
    Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The tale of Rip Van Winkle is nested within various layers of storytelling, to a degree that can be confounding even for contemporary readers accustomed to such authorial gamesmanship.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Sally was accustomed to the dense whitetail cover back in Michigan, and this didn’t look right to her.
    Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Two women armed with weapons approached, Johnson told police.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But the agency told CNA there’s no evidence that infections have been more severe than usual.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Grant grew up the child of ghost-tour guides in Alexandria, Virginia, and became well acquainted with cemeteries at a young age.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Hernández, well acquainted with such platitudes in the years since her husband Jim took his life in a frozen pond, became inspired to write a book about it.
    Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Miller is navigating through the kinks, continuing to get acclimated with the taping of his wrist — something he’s been instructed to do — and working through the rust associated with not playing in an actual competitive game for nine months.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Before long, Mikkelsen instructed me to pull off the road.
    Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His base appeared to be whiter, richer, and more educated than the city as a whole.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • To carry out her vision, McMahon has brought on at least 20 political appointees from ultraconservative think tanks and advocacy groups eager to de-emphasize public schools, which have educated students for roughly 200 years.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Familiarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiarized. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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