familiar with

phrase

: having some knowledge about (something)
We are familiar with the situation.
I'm not very familiar with that area.

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Isaias is expected to strike a swath of coastline that’s familiar with major hurricanes. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 As anyone familiar with the Kurosawa original or Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest will guess, that’s when the nightmare kicks in. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Isomorphic Labs, the Alphabet company that uses AI to discover drugs, is in early talks to raise new funds at a valuation of at least $40 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 When the story opens, adolescent protagonist Bela (Arabella Olivia Clark) is already familiar with the creature hiding in her bedroom, who takes the form of her mother Ursula (Chastain). — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for familiar with

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“Familiar with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiar%20with. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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