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familiar

Definition for familiar

adjective as in knowledgeable

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Example Sentences

Lalo said he reported the kidnapping to his ICE handlers, which was confirmed by a former federal agent familiar with the case.

It was one of the few things that felt familiar to him after being away from the outside world since 1975.

When ‘Downton Abbey’ returns Sunday night, its fashion fans are in for a familiar treat.

In the midst of the clubbiness, there is a heimishe (Yiddish for familiar, old school) quality.

More than bawdy, though, The Ball adds a familiar unpretentiousness to trendy locales like Tao, Lavo, The Park, and Dream Hotel.

Several pioneers familiar with the facts of the tragedy at the time of its occurrence were also present.

He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.

He glanced aside, and saw an exceedingly pretty, dark face, which looked vaguely familiar.

Could this be the safe old house in which childish days had passed, in which all around were always friendly and familiar faces?

A small boy of three years and nine months on receiving from his nurse the familiar order, "Come here!"

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On this page you'll find 265 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to familiar, such as: intimate, mundane, recognizable, simple, usual, and commonplace.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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