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
Beware of new acquaintances who probe for information.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Even casual coffee gatherings can transform online acquaintances into genuine relationships.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The complaint asserts that in February 2018, Parham met Shane Pearce, a restaurant manager and acquaintance of Diddy, in California.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
No wonder Jo’s big popularity-building coup post-surgery is claiming an acquaintance’s mansion as her own and hosting a big party there.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Even casual coffee gatherings can transform online acquaintances into genuine relationships.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The complaint asserts that in February 2018, Parham met Shane Pearce, a restaurant manager and acquaintance of Diddy, in California.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
No wonder Jo’s big popularity-building coup post-surgery is claiming an acquaintance’s mansion as her own and hosting a big party there.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 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 12 Apr. 2025.
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