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
Donald Trump is especially notable for granting clemency to corrupt officials, friends and acquaintances, and others who were undeserving.
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
The acquaintance was sentenced to six months in prison for aiding and abetting.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Police are questioning a former acquaintance of the victim for the Thursday night murder inside the victim’s Dongan Hills home.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
According to documents reviewed by PEOPLE, Kennedy recalled leaving a nightclub with Rose and a group of acquaintances for his hotel suite.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
The acquaintance was sentenced to six months in prison for aiding and abetting.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Police are questioning a former acquaintance of the victim for the Thursday night murder inside the victim’s Dongan Hills home.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
According to documents reviewed by PEOPLE, Kennedy recalled leaving a nightclub with Rose and a group of acquaintances for his hotel suite.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Acquaintance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaintance. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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