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
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The club entered Saturday 2 ½ games back in the Wild Card race due to the recent slide.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
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
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The men’s team has already qualified for the World Cup in 2026, meaning a third appearance at a men’s World Cup for a nation of just over five million people.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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In practice, this means that AI prompts created by Landy and his colleagues do not become part of a training set that can inform the research of people outside his firm—an important issue in a profession in which practitioners often have access to highly sensitive information about their clients.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Zeldin's immediate termination of some $3 billion from the Environmental and Climate Justice block program impacted 350 environmental organizations, cities and tribes that all saw their grants evaporate without warning.—
Tracy J. Wholf
June 26,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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Funding is open to tribes, nonprofit organizations and public agencies working to provide free access to adaptive equipment on the coast and near lakes, rivers, and bays.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
Noun
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While working on the painting in a bahay kubo—a shelter made of woven bamboo—next to her house to escape the summer heat, Cajipe Endaya was captivated by how well the sawali’s texture and color matched her canvas.—
Hung Duong,
Artforum,
18 June 2025
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Read on to learn how to keep flies away, including the best natural ways to keep flies out of your house.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
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The average household income is $126,083, and the neighborhood is 54% white and 40% Black.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
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Those who follow are most likely to be Gen-Z (aged 18-29), Millennials (30-44), middle-income households (earning $50K-$100K annually), and residents living in the Midwest and South.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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