familiarly

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Recent Examples of familiarly 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
Adverb
  • James knows those obstacles intimately.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Waiting until next year is a concept that Cubs fans are intimately familiar with by now.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Shepherd’s purse is commonly found in patchy lawns that are struggling in poor soil.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The cause was classified as norovirus, a contagious virus that causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, and is commonly known as the stomach flu.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Sitting in the Grand Palais, that spectacular space that had been personally selected by Lagerfeld to become a permanent show venue for the house, there was a tremendous sense of anticipation.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some detectives spoke about how investigating a police shooting affected them personally.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • For economists who follow the job market, the first Friday of the month is usually like Christmas morning.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Aeration is usually done at the end of summer and in fall after the hot weather.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • It was generally acknowledged that this was a World Cup without a genuinely outstanding team, after Brazil in 1970 and the Netherlands in 1974 had captured the world’s imagination with forward-thinking football.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • During the shutdown – which has no end in sight – park roads, trails and open-air memorials will generally remain accessible, but many visitors’ centers will be closed.
    Brian Todd, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The location in Kentish Town in the Borough of Camden is close to central London, which is different to most studio facilities in England, which are ordinarily housed out of town.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As such, more will be required than a World Cup ticket, particularly because physical tickets are vulnerable to counterfeiting, while electronic devices, which may ordinarily be a way to show authentic tickets, are usually forbidden in consular buildings where interviews take place.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The harvest moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox, either in September or October, typically in September.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Fishing in Bella Vista is normally only for Property Owners Association members and their guests, but that has been waived for the tournament.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Familiarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiarly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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