Familiar
Familiar adjective - Closely acquainted.
Successful and familiar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Familiar".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Familiar and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Familiar" instead an adjective "Successful".
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Both words in one sentence
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Which makes it Fridge Brilliance for those familiar with those movies, as both Frank Miller and the UnSub (in-universe) are both highly successful and revolutionary comic authors.
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A lot of people are familiar with the game The Witcher, but not with the series of fantasy novels it is based on, which weren't released in English until after the game became successful.
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Of course, if you're familiar with professional wrestling in her country you can guess how successful she was at maintaining this approach to matches, but it's okay.
Source: Technical Pacifist
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