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Recent Examples of unacquainted Each year, several largely unacquainted, disparate-minded luminaries from across the film world—directors, screenwriters, actors, and, on occasion, critics—are brought together to manufacture the illusion of consensus. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 Who invites a bunch of previously unacquainted (or semi-acquainted) people to their home and then doesn’t introduce (or re-introduce) them to each other at the beginning of the evening? Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024 For the unacquainted, the FlexStyle is an all-in-one blow dryer, straighter, and curling iron that styles hair by sucking it around the barrel with heated air, resulting in beautiful barrel curls. Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024 Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Tuesday the shooting stemmed from a dispute between people who were apparently unacquainted prior to an encounter at the rally. Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unacquainted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacquainted
Adjective
  • But the Heat was unaware that Rozier was the subject of separate NBA and FBI investigations until the Wall Street Journal broke the story this past January.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
  • One of the camp counselors was operating the boat ferrying a group of kids to a swimming activity, but the complaint alleged that the counselor was unaware of how many children were on the boat and in the water.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But there are also Black folks who are ignorant of this.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The pilot has moments both sweet and funny, and sets up the possibility of romance amongst the characters, as well as further high jinks from a rotating cast of license seekers and citizens ignorant of the requirements for a Real ID.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But Carpenter’s unblinking Duffy played it straight, seemingly oblivious to their panic and focusing instead on the pillow’s soft feel and comfort level.
    Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This is not to say that Woody was oblivious to my problems.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Unacquainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacquainted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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