familiarly

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Recent Examples of familiarly But our catholic mix also results in contradictions that can curdle into hypocrisy, in ways that feel familiarly Catholic. Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 It’s familiarly plotted, sure, but efficiently acted. 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
Adverb
  • The series intimately details their personal struggles and offers unique behind-the-scenes football insights, ultimately revealing how fleeting fame and success are in professional football.
    Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • This is somebody who knew intimately the goings on in my family tax and estate planning entities.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Adverb
  • Uncrewed vessels, commonly known as drone boats, have long been a staple of Ukrainian tactics against Russian ships in the Black Sea and famously used with explosives.
    Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Elsewhere, Washington is portrayed astride a horse or atop a column; shirtless, in classical garb, or, more commonly, in a long coat and tricorn.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 July 2026
Adverb
  • French President Emmanuel Macron personally called Wang to congratulate her on her win.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Trump has personally assailed justices who rule against him in stark terms.
    Gene Johnson, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Adverb
  • Those systems already show that usability usually requires abstraction.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The traveler who gravitates towards me usually wants a combination of adventure and luxury.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Adverb
  • Tournament football isn’t generally conducive to pressing, with so many matches squeezed into such a short window, and without the cohesion that comes from club sides training together for months.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Checks are generally distributed on Wednesdays, based on the day of the month you were born.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Adverb
  • Melon vines ordinarily consume valuable tunnel space, so the Alouette Fields team is training them vertically.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Eastbound ordinarily performs indoors at the Milford Arts Center.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Adverb
  • Analysts say big changes are needed if Volkswagen is to properly compete with Chinese EV makers, which typically benefit from lower labor costs.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Residents didn’t want the plastic white bollards Charlotte typically uses.
    Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Adverb
  • Jones said an increase in transfers between river systems would normally not affect the downstream communities, but potentially could in a drought.
    Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • The combination of storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the immediate coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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“Familiarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiarly. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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