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
This year will mark the pair's first Christmas as a married couple, and with their blended family.
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Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 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
Kardashian and Barker, 46, have been open about their IVF journey, which Kardashian underwent to add to their blended family that already includes five children.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
Blame the complexity of the blended family, which isn’t unusual at all anymore, and the cult of celebrity that permeates so many threads.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 Oct. 2022
See All Example Sentences for blended family
Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 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
Kardashian and Barker, 46, have been open about their IVF journey, which Kardashian underwent to add to their blended family that already includes five children.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
Blame the complexity of the blended family, which isn’t unusual at all anymore, and the cult of celebrity that permeates so many threads.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 Oct. 2022
See All Example Sentences for blended family
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blended family
Noun
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Among many other things, Firestone wanted to abolish gender, capitalism, monogamy, childbirth, and the nuclear family model.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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The audience experiences how Keisha lives humbly in an apartment in Windsor Hills with her single mom, compared to Justin who has a very nuclear family who resides in View Park.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
12 June 2025
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The videos are Rockwell-quaint: prayer before meals, Monday night pool parties with his extended family, an afternoon spent cleaning out the garage.—
Danny Lorberbaum
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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Rumors suggested that the czar’s extended family, perhaps Paul or the dowager empress, would wrest power from Nicholas.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Last year, Verstappen led 42 of the 70 laps in this race after starting second.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium in Centerport is linked to William Vanderbilt II, a yachtsman and motor race driver.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Typhoon drowns China's Hainan island BEIJING -- Authorities evacuated thousands of people, closed schools and canceled flights Friday as a typhoon dumped heavy rain on parts of China's Hainan island and headed for the country's southern coast.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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At the same time a lot of people acquired guns illegally because of fears stoked by a nationwide rise in violent crime.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Instead of just making the Berk tribe inexplicably multiracial, this little bit of world-building gives an explanation to the (slightly) more diverse casting.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Her additional screen credits include roles in Max's The Last of Us and 2024's Suncoast. 03 of 09 Gerard Butler as Stoick the Vast Butler reprises his role as Stoick the Vast, Hiccup's father and the chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The property has three main villas, each with a guest residence, gardens, outdoor pool, and beach access, and a separate staff house with a total of 32,292 sq ft living space.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The incident is the latest in a string of political violence aimed at public officials and their families, including a hammer-wielding assailant who broke into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's house and attacked her spouse, and fire set at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Membership renewal rates remained exceptional, at 92.7% in the U.S. and Canada, and 90.2% globally, with total household memberships rising by 6.6%.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Source: The College Board's annual Trends in College Pricing College tuition has surged by 5.6% a year, on average, since 1983, significantly outpacing other household expenses, a recent study by J.P. Morgan Asset Management found.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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