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
An unruly bunch, on first acquaintance—two of them black, five white, and all distinctly un-posey.
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Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Mozi alerts users when their contacts are in the same city and shows which acquaintances are attending nearby events.
—Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Steger police later learned Proctor’s girlfriend was picked up at a nearby gas station by an acquaintance who ultimately called 911 asking law enforcement to check on the residence, prosecutors said.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
During Maldonado’s February trial, an acquaintance testified that Maldonado paid him $200 to move the vehicle where Mitchell’s body was later found, according to the district attorney’s office.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Mozi alerts users when their contacts are in the same city and shows which acquaintances are attending nearby events.
—Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Steger police later learned Proctor’s girlfriend was picked up at a nearby gas station by an acquaintance who ultimately called 911 asking law enforcement to check on the residence, prosecutors said.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
During Maldonado’s February trial, an acquaintance testified that Maldonado paid him $200 to move the vehicle where Mitchell’s body was later found, according to the district attorney’s office.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acquaintance
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“Acquaintance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaintance. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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