familiarized

verb

Definition of familiarizednext
past tense of familiarize
1
as in informed
to give information to the general's day-to-day duties included familiarizing the president on international developments

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2
as in introduced
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to one office worker is assigned with the task of familiarizing new staffers with the use of electronic equipment around the office

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarized
  1. informed
  2. introduced
  3. advised
  4. accustomed
  5. told
  6. acquainted
  7. instructed
  8. educated
Verb
  • None of the cards informed buyers their details would be used by lobbyists and consultants to win elections.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said it was informed Sunday that Hamlett, who had been sought on a first-degree murder warrant, was found and arrested in South Carolina.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of informed
Verb
  • The Bipartisan Immigration Bill introduced in 2024 was too little, too late.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Collins has introduced several changes meant to monetize the business, including subscriptions, organized live events, and bringing back physical copies of the paper and its television parody, the Onion News Network.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • For example, while the candidate vying for university professor or academic dean should apply with a CV, the same professional could be advised to use a résumé for non-academic roles, such as the university’s finance director.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • During and after their sales push, Microsoft salespeople advised government departments and agencies to remove competing products from their IT lineups to cut costs, saying the Microsoft bundle would render those other products redundant.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of advised
Verb
  • Even in a country accustomed to frequent outages amid a deepening economic crisis, Friday’s supply collapse was unprecedented in modern times, aside from incidents involving intense hurricanes, like one in 2022.
    Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Unfortunately, the employees were accustomed to highly specialized roles, and lacked the necessary flexibility to tackle jobs outside their areas of expertise.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of accustomed
Verb
  • Unlike a chatbot, an agent works within the parameters of a process and is told which applications or services to use.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rasmussen told the Journal Sentinel that there's an incredibly high bar that the Democratic Party would have to overcome to win over his vote in November.
    Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of told
Verb
  • With the recent surge in popularity for remote and hybrid workspaces, the business leaders of Rolling Stone Culture Council have become well-acquainted with these strategies.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Gomez then moves on to give Donna — who’s already well acquainted with the Rare Beauty founder’s best friend, Taylor Swift — a hug as well.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of acquainted
Verb
  • Residents were also instructed to clean and scrub any containers with hot soapy water or bleach to remove any Aedes aegypti eggs and leave them to dry for at least a day.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • However, locals say the agents continue to be present in the streets but have been instructed to issue warnings rather than take immediate enforcement actions.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • And while parents have the right to choose how their own children are educated, that choice does not convey the right to undermine access to quality public education for the whole.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • If behavior dictates that inexpensive clothes aren't cared for well, how should consumers be educated on better care practices for all clothes?
    Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of educated
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