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as in informs
to give information to
the general's day-to-day duties included familiarizing the president on international developments
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as in introduces
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 familiarizes
Bathrooms are shared—a not-so-subtle feature that familiarizes everyone quickly.
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
This week's batch of songs includes classics like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, paired with visuals that help kids learn more about team work and familiarizes bedtime routines.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
This week's batch of songs includes classics like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, paired with visuals that help kids learn more about team work and familiarizes bedtime routines.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarizes
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Welcome to Latest & Greatest, a franchise that celebrates all the shiniest new beauty launches of the month and informs you what’s worth your time and cash.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meta informs staff layoffs affecting 8,000 employees amid AI push – Amid a massive strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence, Meta has informed its staff of impending layoffs expected to affect approximately 8,000 employees as the tech giant restructures its workforce.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The show’s first season also introduces the rest of Garrett and Logan’s hockey quartet, John Tucker (Jalen Thomas Brooks) and Dean DiLaurentis (Stephen Kalyn), along with Hannah’s best friend and Dean’s love interest, Allie (Mika Abdalla).—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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The first season also introduces the rest of the quartet of hockey players who will each co-lead a season based on a different book, Cipriano (Logan), Kalyn (Dean) and Jalen Thomas Brooks (Tucker from Book #4, The Goal), along with Abdalla as Hannah’s best friend Allie.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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If a guy whose brother is engaged to Taylor Swift can pick a barbecue spot blind and land on a Charlotte favorite, that tells you something.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Parker tells me, grinning in his studio just outside of Los Angeles, in Altadena, in early April.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, the New York City Department of Education, which educates 900,000 children across some 1,600 schools, held a mandatory anti-bias training for all administrators.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and advises parents, students and teachers on how to manage screen time.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The white mailbox out front advises that deliveries should go to the house next door.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Apr. 2026
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Excess salt may trigger the immune system to release a molecule called interleukin-16 (IL-16), which acts as a messenger that instructs blood vessel cells to grow old before their time, according to the study.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Each day, Hall instructs her students to look around for friends who aren't there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Familiarizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiarizes. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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