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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Towering floral arrangements and candlelit corners set the stage for an elegant evening of conversation and celebration as Burch and Roussel, ever the gracious hosts, made their way through the room, greeting longtime friends and making new acquaintances.
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Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
According to the state, Linda told three male acquaintances that Rodriguez and her husband had hundreds of pounds of marijuana in their apartment, and proposed that the men break in, subdue Joana and her husband, and steal the drugs; meanwhile, Linda would cut Joana open and take the unborn child.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
This is also a remarkable time to connect with friends or acquaintances, so start getting involved in communities or perhaps try your hand at turning a friend into a sweetheart.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
In the coming weeks, Ross, Grant, and their circle entertained a raft of names for their fledgling creation—Manhattan, New York Weekly, New York Life, Truth, Our Town—before another acquaintance, the Broadway press agent John Toohey, came up with The New Yorker.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
According to the state, Linda told three male acquaintances that Rodriguez and her husband had hundreds of pounds of marijuana in their apartment, and proposed that the men break in, subdue Joana and her husband, and steal the drugs; meanwhile, Linda would cut Joana open and take the unborn child.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
This is also a remarkable time to connect with friends or acquaintances, so start getting involved in communities or perhaps try your hand at turning a friend into a sweetheart.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
In the coming weeks, Ross, Grant, and their circle entertained a raft of names for their fledgling creation—Manhattan, New York Weekly, New York Life, Truth, Our Town—before another acquaintance, the Broadway press agent John Toohey, came up with The New Yorker.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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