as in extended family
the part of a family that includes only the father, mother, and children
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Recent Examples of nuclear family
The entire final sequence, which sees Carter, with a rictus grin, slaughtering his wife in the kitchen, envisions the self-destruction of the nuclear family.
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Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Image Financially unstable, Griffin’s own nuclear family is also threatening to split up.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The ensemble includes a nuclear family, group of old friends, an unlikely couple, and Season 1’s Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) — among many more.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
In the postwar period, right after the end of the Second World War, there was a culture clash between establishment lifestyle–the man in a gray flannel suit who works in a corporate job and has a conventional kind of nuclear family and white-picket-fence house—and the counterculture.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
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Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Image Financially unstable, Griffin’s own nuclear family is also threatening to split up.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The ensemble includes a nuclear family, group of old friends, an unlikely couple, and Season 1’s Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) — among many more.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
In the postwar period, right after the end of the Second World War, there was a culture clash between establishment lifestyle–the man in a gray flannel suit who works in a corporate job and has a conventional kind of nuclear family and white-picket-fence house—and the counterculture.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear family
Noun
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In an episode earlier in this season of The Kardashians, Kardashian Barker talks about redoing her entire house to accommodate her extended family.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Experts recommend having three to six months’ worth of living expenses saved, but for Black women—who are more likely to be supporting extended family or managing student loan debt—this can feel daunting.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
26 Feb. 2025
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In November 2021, Johnson brought his blended family together for the premiere of his film Red Notice.—
Kelsie Gibson,
Peoplemag,
8 Feb. 2023
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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in December, Teresa opened up about how her daughters love their new blended family following her extravagant August wedding to Ruelas — who is also father to sons Nicholas, 21, and Louie Jr., 19.—
Natalia Senanayake,
Peoplemag,
18 Jan. 2023
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These people, there's something wrong with these people here on this floor.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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During 9/11, people walked down the stairs in single file and held the door open for each other.—
Rascal Kemble-Curry,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
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The street race on the strip takes place from November 20-22 and is set to showcase a more intense racing spectacle this season due to consistency in the regulations.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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He has since been focused on his role at DOGE and has not yet been as personally involved in the Wisconsin race.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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For years the tribe has opposed the line as a risk to its water supply.—
Jack Dura,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Standing Rock Sioux tribe called the pipeline a violation of its treaty rights and claimed the pipeline route risked polluting the tribe's primary water source and would damage sacred sites.—
Seiji Yamashita,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
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More to Explore The Ancient Art of Brewing with Stale Bread Lina Zeldovich October 15, 2019 Brewers are once again making beer from things that typically end up in one’s household trash, a 7,000-year-old custom.—
Michael Allen,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Mar. 2025
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The maximum amount of financial help an individual or household can receive from FEMA after a natural disaster destroys their home is $43,600 for housing assistance and an additional $43,600 for other needs.—
Ames Alexander and,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Hollywood premiere has been reduced to photographers and in—house crew only, according to a report in Variety.—
Marni Rose McFall,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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To Chanel, Naomi Campbell donned an elegant lilac ensemble by the house.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
14 Mar. 2025
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In Scotland, tartans are traditionally associated with different clans and families, though anyone can come up with their own tartan and register it with the Scottish government.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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This flashback kickoff, which looks to tell the devious origin story of the megachurch-leading Gemstone clan, went from long shot to lock quickly.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Nuclear family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20family. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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