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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of familiarize.

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Examples

  • Training for adversity also familiarizes you with hard conditions, so that when you get to a competition with such demands, you'll be confident enough to say, "No big deal, I've trained in these conditions before."

    Dr. Jim Taylor: 5 Keys to Athletic Confidence Dr. Jim Taylor 2011

  • Training for adversity also familiarizes you with hard conditions, so that when you get to a competition with such demands, you'll be confident enough to say, "No big deal, I've trained in these conditions before."

    Dr. Jim Taylor: 5 Keys to Athletic Confidence Dr. Jim Taylor 2011

  • As it's been a while, I don't feel so connected to the place as I used to -- and just as with any first time in a new environment, or in a strange one as if away on vacation, I experienced a sort of phenomena I think used as a coping mechanism: in order to feel more "at home," my mind familiarizes complete strangers.

    Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

  • Training for adversity also familiarizes you with hard conditions, so that when you get to a competition with such demands, you'll be confident enough to say, "No big deal, I've trained in these conditions before."

    Dr. Jim Taylor: 5 Keys to Athletic Confidence Dr. Jim Taylor 2011

  • As it's been a while, I don't feel so connected to the place as I used to -- and just as with any first time in a new environment, or in a strange one as if away on vacation, I experienced a sort of phenomena I think used as a coping mechanism: in order to feel more "at home," my mind familiarizes complete strangers.

    Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

  • As it's been a while, I don't feel so connected to the place as I used to -- and just as with any first time in a new environment, or in a strange one as if away on vacation, I experienced a sort of phenomena I think used as a coping mechanism: in order to feel more "at home," my mind familiarizes complete strangers.

    Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

  • As it's been a while, I don't feel so connected to the place as I used to -- and just as with any first time in a new environment, or in a strange one as if away on vacation, I experienced a sort of phenomena I think used as a coping mechanism: in order to feel more "at home," my mind familiarizes complete strangers.

    Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

  • As it's been a while, I don't feel so connected to the place as I used to -- and just as with any first time in a new environment, or in a strange one as if away on vacation, I experienced a sort of phenomena I think used as a coping mechanism: in order to feel more "at home," my mind familiarizes complete strangers.

    Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

  • As it's been a while, I don't feel so connected to the place as I used to -- and just as with any first time in a new environment, or in a strange one as if away on vacation, I experienced a sort of phenomena I think used as a coping mechanism: in order to feel more "at home," my mind familiarizes complete strangers.

    Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

  • Second, it familiarizes grad students with cloud computing, Yahoo-style.

    Is Research Yahoo’s Cloud Calling? 2009

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