as in familiarity
knowledge gained by personal experience
Tiffany's acquaintance with cows is limited to a long-ago visit to a petting zoo when she was three
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Recent Examples of acquaintance
Sanford Boye met Ringel through mutual acquaintances.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The author had told him about a new writer acquaintance.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
According to a probable cause affidavit written by SJPD homicide detectives, an acquaintance of the three defendants told police that sometime in April, the victim fought and inflicted a black eye on Flores-Gonzalez.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Masquerade’s creative director, Shai Baitel, who has been working with Dylan as a curator for about eight years, thought of his acquaintance even before the space was finalized.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acquaintance
Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The author had told him about a new writer acquaintance.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
According to a probable cause affidavit written by SJPD homicide detectives, an acquaintance of the three defendants told police that sometime in April, the victim fought and inflicted a black eye on Flores-Gonzalez.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Masquerade’s creative director, Shai Baitel, who has been working with Dylan as a curator for about eight years, thought of his acquaintance even before the space was finalized.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acquaintance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquaintance
Noun
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Scherzinger’s only familiarity with the material was Billy Wilder’s 1950 film, which starred Gloria Swanson as a faded beauty of the silent era hell-bent on a return to relevance.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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His familiarity with the skate and surf culture is not surprising given Babenzien’s history.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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All statements reflect our direct experience and verified documentation.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Acquaintance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaintance. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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