familiarly

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First, and most familiarly, much of the note is simply wrong.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

After trailing 2-0 entering the seventh inning, the Dodgers surged to life with a familiarly explosive offensive outburst.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

He addressed former vice president Mike Pence as “Mike,” familiarly, and didn’t back down when Mr. Pence declared, “We don’t need to bring in a rookie.”

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2023

In humans, these viruses are more familiarly experienced as illnesses such as mumps, measles and respiratory tract infections.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

The young man and the sailor waved at each other familiarly, and the sailor drifted out of sight around the front of the cathedral.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole