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
Police said in the release that the 40-year-old woman and Holloway were acquaintances who had some sort of a dispute prior to the shooting.
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Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2025
Much of the prosecution's case relied on testimony from Trenton Raybon, an acquaintance of Berkley, who said Berkley confessed the crime to him.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The landlord, an engineer named Mr. Palit, who occupied the ground floor, was an acquaintance of my parents’ from the late sixties, one of the few members of their Bengali circle who still lived in the city.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
On June 20, Princess Eugenie snapped a smiling selfie with a notable acquaintance: designer Misha Nonoo, a longtime friend of Meghan Markle.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 24 June 2025
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Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2025
Much of the prosecution's case relied on testimony from Trenton Raybon, an acquaintance of Berkley, who said Berkley confessed the crime to him.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The landlord, an engineer named Mr. Palit, who occupied the ground floor, was an acquaintance of my parents’ from the late sixties, one of the few members of their Bengali circle who still lived in the city.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
On June 20, Princess Eugenie snapped a smiling selfie with a notable acquaintance: designer Misha Nonoo, a longtime friend of Meghan Markle.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquaintance
Noun
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This familiarity bias led to a concentrated, unbalanced portfolio.—
Gianluca Sidoti,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The familiarity with the Englewood area and the people has Johnson ready to stay for a while.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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But three winners on this year’s list feel a world away from the Mediterranean and provide very different landscapes and experiences for travelers.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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On July 7, Richardson, who played Julia McNamara in the series, was feeling sentimental and reflected on the cast's experience filming the six-season drama in an Instagram post.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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“Acquaintance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaintance. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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