familiarly

adverb

Definition of familiarlynext
1
as in intimately

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2
as in commonly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarly
  1. personally
  2. usually
  3. generally
  4. ordinarily
  5. typically
Adverb
  • Shifting the narrative from helplessness to collective empowerment and action can help people confront climate change without triggering the existential anxieties that lead to denial – offering a vision for a future that is both secure and personally meaningful.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The system proved incapable of punishing Trump personally for his concerted, multifaceted refusal to accept his defeat and accept a peaceful transfer of power in 2020.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of personally
Adverb
  • Doe Bedding Area Fringes Does usually use the same, or the same few, bedding areas throughout the year.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In New Jersey, rain is usually distributed evenly over the months, state climatologist Dave Robinson said.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of usually
Adverb
  • Kennedy has pushed a number of public health conspiracies, most prominently around vaccines, and has advocated for other positions that are generally out of the mainstream, such as more availability of unpasteurized milk.
    Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Bottom line: The Legislature is generally ineffective at anything and these special sessions merely become backdrops for photo ops.
    Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of generally
Adverb
  • Great need can also reduce an ordinarily calm and reflective hunter to a gibbering imbecile.
    Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Among the marks found were simple circles that ordinarily would have been expected to have a six petal design inside — known as a hexafoil — to trap demons.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of ordinarily
Adverb
  • But only a handful of jurisdictions are performing close to that level — typically smaller, wealthier cities with fewer miles of road to maintain.
    Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture occurs, osteoporosis is considered a silent disease.
    Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of typically
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