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as in intimacy
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship
the elderly couple enjoys a familiarity that is the result of many years of happy marriage
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as in offence
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark
placing his hand on my shoulder was just one familiarity by the car salesman that I did not appreciate
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as in acquaintance
knowledge gained by personal experience
the restaurant critic's considerable familiarity with restaurant kitchens should stand her in good stead
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Recent Examples of familiarity
Those tempted to try for themselves might be further encouraged by what Reiss describes as a certain degree of familiarity.
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Jack Guy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Along with them is an acknowledgment of failure, given the state’s familiarity with such storms.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Most Arizonans have some familiarity with the region's water shortages and the political controversy over securing and managing water from the Colorado River.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Both possess a deep and luscious quality that combines cozy familiarity with a moody edge.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jack Guy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Along with them is an acknowledgment of failure, given the state’s familiarity with such storms.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Most Arizonans have some familiarity with the region's water shortages and the political controversy over securing and managing water from the Colorado River.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Both possess a deep and luscious quality that combines cozy familiarity with a moody edge.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for familiarity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarity
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His path crosses with Ruby, an intimacy coordinator, leading to unexpected developments.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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If the previous maze had an implicit fear of intimacy, Nightmare Trilogy can think of nothing scarier to Tesfaye than the persona he (and the music industry) created.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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Offer to babysit or pet sit for a friend or acquaintance.Melissa Santos, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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Hill actually was waiting on the acquaintance – a resident of that neighborhood – who’d asked to meet him, according to prosecutors.Amanda Musa, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Muldrow packed up her belongings and called Connor Berdy, a 29-year-old political consultant based in Warren, Michigan and the founder of Vote For Change LLC, a consulting group in Southeast Michigan for his community organizing work.Jake Lahut, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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The furnishings of the historic house actually represent four generations of belongings of a single family, the Ropes family of Salem, who originally lived in the house from the eighteenth century until 1907….Shannon Carlin, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Sharks scored first at Madison Square Garden but couldn’t overcome their mistakes in the latter half of the second, allowing three unanswered goals in less than five minutes in a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Rangers in the third game of a four-game road trip.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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As the holiday season approaches, Jordan is turning his mistake into positive action by using his newfound notoriety to help drive donations to the Rocky Hill Human Services Food Bank, his police department said on social media.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Separated a documentary film directed by Errol Morris Adam Kirsch In Search of Fullness In his new book, the philosopher Charles Taylor looks at modern poetry as a unique record of spiritual experience in a secular age.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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In many ways, this reflects a shift in consumer expectations, with younger customers placing a premium on experiences over products.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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His lobbying against Trump's interests was unusual given their political kinship, said Meghan Faulkner, the director of communications at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group that has been strongly critical of Trump.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Blood quantum, with its mathematical fussiness and emphasis on purity, bears little relationship to many tribes’ pre-contact approaches to belonging, which tended to be based on a looser approach to kinship.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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As Claude leaves a weirdly nonspecific voicemail for Valentina in the next room (another classic blunder), Roselyn scoops some cyanide-containing silver polish out of its container on his desk and stirs it briskly into his tea.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Juan Soto made a key fielding blunder in the bottom of the fifth that turned a Kiké Hernández double into a three-bagger, and Aaron Judge’s bat continues to be a non-factor in this postseason.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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While not massively common, losing your kit due to a loading error is very frustrating in a game like Tarkov, so any improvements to reduce the chances of that happening are always going to be a positive.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The results were delayed further because of a tabulation error, though both parties were consulted on the decision to recount nearly 30,000 ballots.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Familiarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiarity. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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