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as in intimately
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as in commonly
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Recent Examples of familiarly
It’s familiarly plotted, sure, but efficiently acted.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
While familiarly imbued with quips and gags, the mystery (now streaming on Netflix) is also full of heart.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Gene’s was straightforwardly, familiarly brutal—severe cardiovascular disease.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
However, despite the heavy sweetener and familiarly thick protein shake texture, this one actually does taste like coffee.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025
During a familiarly frenetic summer of incomings and outgoings (hat tip Strasbourg) at Chelsea, new recruit Joao Pedro has made a dream start to life in West London, already dovetailing well with compatriot and teenage star Estevao.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Their idealistic lens only seemed to hone in on those who were familiarly and positively viewed, rather than neutral or negatively viewed people.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adding a hint of shimmer and shine to a classic look, this style has a familiarly neutral base, but replaces that solid white tip with an iridescent cat-eye effect that catches the light like glass.
—Mica Ricketts, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
While familiarly imbued with quips and gags, the mystery (now streaming on Netflix) is also full of heart.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Gene’s was straightforwardly, familiarly brutal—severe cardiovascular disease.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
However, despite the heavy sweetener and familiarly thick protein shake texture, this one actually does taste like coffee.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025
During a familiarly frenetic summer of incomings and outgoings (hat tip Strasbourg) at Chelsea, new recruit Joao Pedro has made a dream start to life in West London, already dovetailing well with compatriot and teenage star Estevao.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Their idealistic lens only seemed to hone in on those who were familiarly and positively viewed, rather than neutral or negatively viewed people.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adding a hint of shimmer and shine to a classic look, this style has a familiarly neutral base, but replaces that solid white tip with an iridescent cat-eye effect that catches the light like glass.
—Mica Ricketts, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarly
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The Internet became intimately familiar with a German fan by the name of Freddy documenting his trip through the American South, but everyone's favorite dude from Deutschland isn't the only foreign soccer fan in awe of the United States.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Sharief, a former Broward County commissioner and Miramar city commissioner, is intimately familiar with the 20th District.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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The diagnosis became official later that same month after a biopsy confirmed stage 4 ALK-positive lung cancer, a rare subtype that accounts for less than 5% of lung cancer cases and is more commonly found in younger people and never-smokers.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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Jessica Duce, the founder of JDuce Design in Houston, Texas, will also commonly take an in-wall approach using this cable concealer kit from Amazon.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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The Curacaoan national team is made up almost entirely of Dutch players who personally chose to represent their families who left the islands and came to the Netherlands.—
Mark Harris,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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One of the draws of raw milk is a deeper connection to its source; by knowing a farmer personally, people assume their food will be more safe, Lucey said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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That year, even major characters and first-person narrators wound up dead, killed by strangers or friends or family members, often by parents, or serial murderers, or in accidents, usually right at the end at the story, no warning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Of the two major gay neighborhoods in Seoul, tourists usually went to flashy, clubby Itaewon.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Voters in central and west Davis generally favored the measure.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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The snake’s remote habitat and generally non-aggressive nature mean that most people will never encounter one in the wild.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Sorsby and Texas Tech might also petition the NCAA to punish the Big 12 and other members for undermining a court order, improper conduct that the NCAA would ordinarily find problematic even if in this instance the NCAA is an adverse party to Sorsby.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 June 2026
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Kansas City, Atlanta and Miami were among those in contention to stage games and each of Missouri, Georgia and Florida introduced exemptions on taxes ordinarily applied to ticket sales for matches at their Arrowhead (Kansas City), Mercedes-Benz (Atlanta) and Hard Rock (Miami) stadiums.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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In this book Ginzburg follows the story of Menocchio, a miller from Friuli, a man of modest means and limited historical impact compared to the major players and large-scale events that typically dominate our explorations of the past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The World Cup typically takes over its host country and turns it into FIFA’s idealized state for the four- or five-week tournament, becoming a unifying global celebration of sport.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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More than 800 French border control officers will be active, up from about 60 normally.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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“Familiarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiarly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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