familiarizes

present tense third-person singular of familiarize

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Recent Examples of familiarizes This week's batch of songs includes classics like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, paired with visuals that help kids learn more about team work and familiarizes bedtime routines. Annabelle Canela, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarizes
Verb
  • These sequences feel so siloed off that the misery never informs the majesty, and vice versa.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The lack of an application makes for great stories when the MacArthur Foundation informs people they have been selected.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The opening introduces her character aglow in red light, complemented by a narrated monologue, vaguely written but delivered as pure, possibly suicidal despair.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Horizons introduces audiences to a diverse array of both human characters and new Pocket Monsters, especially critters from the colorful Paldea Region (and the game franchise's ninth generation).
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • So if nothing else, history tells us to expect a good game between quite possibly the best the NFC has to offer against a team coming off five Super Bowl appearances in six years.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The nonprofit museum maintains the property and educates the public on Fort Lauderdale’s rich — and relatively young — history.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Eve Lu, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Princeton Review’s Franek advises students and families not to be deterred by the sky-high sticker prices.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The European Commission advises that member states roll it out at various crossing points by sea, air, and land.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The doctrine instructs that an erroneous fact in a story is not, by itself, sufficient for a defamation claim.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The alert also instructs any residents of Hugine Suites, who are not currently in the dormitory, to report to Smith–Hammond–Middleton Memorial Center, an Orangeburg arena.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Familiarizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiarizes. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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