as in nuclear family
a family that includes children from a previous marriage of the wife, husband, or both parents
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Recent Examples of blended family
Kourtney Kardashian Barker spent the Christmas holiday with her blended family.
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Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
This year will mark the pair's first Christmas as a married couple, and with their blended family.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2022
Beck grew up the youngest of seven kids in a blended family.
—Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2022
In an interview with Essence for the magazine's cover story in April, Offset opened up about his blended family with his wife.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
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Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
This year will mark the pair's first Christmas as a married couple, and with their blended family.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2022
Beck grew up the youngest of seven kids in a blended family.
—Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2022
In an interview with Essence for the magazine's cover story in April, Offset opened up about his blended family with his wife.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blended family
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There was a photograph of her older sister’s happy nuclear family, which had partly inspired Romy’s seemingly idyllic husband-and-two-kids existence at the movie’s outset, and a snapshot that Reijn had taken of a group of Wall Street interns in ill-fitting suits and backpacks.Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Relying only on our standard social unit, the nuclear family, can feel isolating for many people.Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
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Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO are celebrated the new year by adding three new members to their extended family.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
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The tough thing is getting into extended family, cousins, uncles, etc.Simon Thompson, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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That would let subscribers watch live NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL games, along with MMA fights, NASCAR races and many more events.Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 10 Jan. 2025
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The state is trying to reinvigorate its signature race, the Preakness Stakes, with a weeks-long festival announced in December by Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott.Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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Still, several people posted what appeared to be drone photos and videos of the restricted areas online.Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Instead, it was mistakenly sent to nearly 10 million people, McGowan said.Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Biden was scheduled to appear at an event announcing the creation of two new national monuments that will honor Native American tribes.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Kansas City area was once a dwelling place for at least four different Indian tribes.Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Greg and his father had built, largely by hand, a beautiful house with a 270-degree view of the San Francisco Bay, with a floor of hand-cut slate on which sat the baby grand piano.Peter Mehren, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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By 6:30 that morning, nothing remained save the shell of a house that was once owned by Mayer Singerman, a former village mayor and later where mother-in-law, Mignon, and husband, Tom McDade, spent their last days.Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Roku is now in nearly half of all U.S. broadband households.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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Winter Storm Blair knocked out utilities for hundreds of thousands of customers across the U.S., leaving many American households in the dark Monday.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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