familiarized

past tense of familiarize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of familiarized And once the bears have familiarized themselves with the area, they'll be introduced to a larger habitat, while still having access to the den. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 The job, Nguyen said, familiarized him with the inner workings of restaurants and their safety regulations. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026 Fincke and Yui familiarized Williams with space station hardware, operations and systems. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025 The singer is already fluent in Spanish and Catalan, but familiarized herself with 12 other languages, including English, Latin, Italian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Arabic, Sicilian, Mandarin, Hebrew, Portuguese, and French — just to name a few. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025 Virtual and physical demonstrations and presentations familiarized the audience, a cross-section of entertainment, finance and technology pros, with the companies’ innovations and ambitions. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025 Throughout the scoring process, Middleton familiarized himself with the world of wilderness therapy and the troubled teen industry. — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025 Walmart said that ChatGPT will learn and predict customers' shopping needs aimed at creating a more convenient experience — a move away from the traditional dynamic of a search bar returning a long list of items, which has been familiarized by Amazon . — Matthew J. Belvedere,paulina Likos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 Like a fireside chat with FDR, this tradition familiarized the man. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarized
Verb
  • If assessors judge a threat credible, the crew is informed and the captain takes command of decisions for the aircraft, guided by company procedures.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • If a board can be independent, informed, and diligent and still be found to have acted in bad faith, directors are left without a clear rule to follow.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • For Van Daalen, the award has also introduced Tapestry to people throughout Lakeville and surrounding communities who may not have known the business existed.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Witnesses and text messages introduced during trial placed Désir at meetings where the plot evolved from a plan to capture Moïse to killing him.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Sports Medicine have usually advised against creatine for anyone under 18.
    — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Commercial and allied shipping through the waterway is advised to use a southern route through Omani territorial waters, located outside of Tehran’s direct military control and overseen by CENTCOM.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Viewers have long been accustomed to seeing King and others such as Fox News’ Bill Hemmer and NBC News’ Steve Kornacki manipulate colorful screens on set and rattle off stats and data.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The factory, which works with legacy brands and household names, is accustomed to rigorous auditing, however, having recently undergone an audit with Ralph Lauren, an official LA28 partner for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Chambers himself is now accused of riot, conspiracy to riot, and money laundering offenses, defense attorney Aitor Martínez Jiménez told the Washington Examiner.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Some employees in Amazon's entertainment division were told that company leadership had mandated the film's release.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • While viewers of the prequel series are well-acquainted with the taboo at this point, Season 3 saw Cooke’s Hightower in a number of contentious storylines, including sharing a kiss with her son that results in an incestuous daydream scene later on.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, Skewis has known Palace’s strategic advisor for the China region, Stéphen Khou, for some 25 years, acquainted through his travels in France and London’s ground zero for skating, Southbank.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Her husband instructed their 13-year-old son to drive his three siblings to a nearby relative's home.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In its August 28, 2025 letter, the agency instructed the port to remove language treating those movements as automatically exempt from emissions requirements.
    — Harry T Angell, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The women were healthy, well educated, and Swedish, so the results may not apply to everyone.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • You are not educated to understand what your endorsement means to so many life long fans and good people that are fighting antisemitism and hatred for thousands of years.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Familiarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiarized. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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