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
See all Example Sentences for blended family
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blended family
Noun
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And when those divisions occur within nuclear families, the cracks run deep.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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One male and one female form a group with their children, a nuclear family, which can occasionally incorporate a third generation as well.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This event involves the couple ceremoniously serving tea to their parents, grandparents, and other members of their extended family.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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The two brothers said that of the 60 members of their extended family, only 11 have survived the war.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Context: Black and Latino families are fighting school inequality by filing lawsuits, challenging rigid school boundaries and pushing for more resources to poor districts, as previously reported by Axios' senior race and justice reporter Russell Contreras.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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Shiffrin, in just her third race back from an injury that kept her off the slopes for two months, was in third place after the first run but was 12th in the second run to finish 1.37 off the lead and just a blink off the bronze pace.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The change is aimed at easing administrative burdens and improving accessibility to services for people who need help with both substance use and mental health, according to Pritzker’s office and advocates.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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President Trump has listened to the American people and made clear women's and girls' sports should be for women and girls.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lipski also pointed to Indigenous American lore from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes that says stars form in the earth, then come up through the branches of cottonwood trees.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2025
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Parvati and Ethan both competed on Survivor: Winners at War, and had plenty of time to bond on the Edge of Extinction after both being voted out of the tribe.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Demonstrators have attacked symbols of Hasina’s government, including the house of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which was first set ablaze in August.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The cozy Elkins house holds the Arkansas Midwives School and Services, a nonprofit organization and the state's first midwifery school.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the meantime, to keep your household safe, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and LG shared a few safety rules-of-thumb to prevent kitchen fires.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025
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Around $900 billion, the single largest provision in the bill, was intended to support households through direct payments and other transfers.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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