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used to

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familiar with adj.
accustomed to adv.

ADJECTIVE

familiar with

Synonyms

WEAK

acclimated accustomed at home with common commonplace customary everyday knowing known old hat ordinary plain recognizable routine well-known

ADVERB

accustomed to

Synonyms

WEAK

acclimated familiar with

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used to

"She used to get us in trouble with my dad when we were younger," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Computational techniques could then be used to search for combinations of variation that provide the greatest benefit.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Whether it’s a brush fire, a mass shooting, a car chase or the aftermath of a major storm, viewers in Los Angeles are used to getting the news from above.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

OpenAI said employees who used LibGen to create the earlier ChatGPT models are no longer at the company, and the LibGen data set wasn’t used to power the company’s current ChatGPT models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

He remembered how joyfully his pack used to howl; how keenly they greeted each other liter their sleeps.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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