1
as in introducing
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 informing
to give information to
his sailor friend acquainted him with the latest navigational aids for weekend yachtsmen
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3
as in presenting
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 Synonyms for acquainting
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So, introducing Rays pitchers to an outdoor park with lots of wind gusts might take some getting used to.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025 -
The researchers achieved this breakthrough by introducing a novel electrolyte additive, silver trifluoromethanesulfonate (AgCF₃SO₃, or AgTFMS), which facilitates the simultaneous formation of silver (Ag) and lithium fluoride (LiF) on the surface of the lithium metal anode.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Apr. 2025
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Agency employees received an email this week informing them that they are placed on administrative leave, until further notice.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
15 Mar. 2025
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Copyright in particular is an issue that has plagued AI developers, as many continue to train their models on human work without informing the original creators, obtaining consent or providing compensation.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The next two years will be test runs for that new approach to presenting the race.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
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In addition to presenting their bill, students also observed legislative sessions and were introduced on the Assembly and Senate floors by Assemblymember Boerner and Senator Blakespear.—
Encinitas Advocate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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She's spent over six months educating her following of over 700,000 about JEB.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Charlotte Observer spoke to Chris Hayes, an extension associate of structural pest management at NC State University who specializes educating the pest management industry on critter habits, to find out.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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Before the memoir was published, Sheila was talking with her editor, Douglas Gibson, who was Alice’s Canadian editor and publisher, and surprised herself by telling him about Andrea and Gerry.—
Rachel Aviv,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Imagine someone telling you then that Liverpool would return 15 months later with Klopp gone and having failed to strengthen the squad.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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Palace put a message out on their social media page advising the issue had been fixed around 35 minutes after tickets went on sale.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Despite this being the lowest classification, health officials are still advising consumers to take precautions.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The next year, Martin was accused of instructing staffers to regularly delete their emails to prevent them from becoming available to the media or public under the state’s Sunshine Law.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Acquainting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquainting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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