nuclear family

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Recent Examples of nuclear family With its large nuclear families and religious lifestyles, the state is a hotbed for the lucrative family blogging industry. CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025 Despite all the fronting, Saxon isn’t taken seriously by most of his nuclear family, which probably extends to a lot of people elsewhere in his life. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025 The Origins Of The Fear Of Infidelity The nuclear family structure relies heavily on monogamy to function. Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 People who got married were expected to eventually have children and raise a nuclear family that contributed to society. Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear family
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear family
Noun
  • Prince Harry also wants his children to connect with their U.K. roots, to experience their heritage and to build relationships with their extended family.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Martindale is survived by his wife Sandra, sister Geraldine, his daughters Lisa, Lyn and Laura and a large extended family full of grandchildren and great grandchildren, his honorary son Eric and his beloved Chihuahua, Dude.
    David Daniel, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In November 2021, Johnson brought his blended family together for the premiere of his film Red Notice.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
  • 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
Noun
  • The Kansas City Star 816-234-4431 Eric Adler, at The Star since 1985, has the luxury of writing about any topic or anyone, focusing on in-depth stories about people at both the center and on the fringes of the news.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
  • But despite the decrease, the rate remained far higher than the 6.85 homicides per 100,000 people seen in 2019.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Up and down pit road, many crew chiefs anticipated a race where tire conservation would be the primary difference between winning and losing.
    Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • And then came the tweet that sparked a marketing race.
    Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • What was your initial assessment of the Vula tribe?
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Gila River Wild Horse Pass Resort and Casino in Chandler, Ariz., owned and operated by two tribes, was the latest stop on Mr. Kennedy’s Make American Healthy Again tour through three Southwestern states.
    Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Governments will face pressure to modernize policy, businesses will launch products and services for one-person households, and financial professionals will adapt to better serve solo earners.
    Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Results could offer clues about household confidence as inflation lingers and real wages cool.
    Catherine Baab, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Siba said the security forces inspected the document, searched the house for weapons and, finding none, told the family to remain inside.
    Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The home was featured on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique house listings all over the country, and people were … well … impressed?
    TJ Macias, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yakumo is a young member of the Raven clan, a rival to Ryu’s own.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
  • In coincidental tandem, the families behind both enterprises, both of Jewish-immigrant origins and both interlopers from the provinces (the Shuberts from upstate, the Times clan from Tennessee), had been collectively responsible for colonizing Times Square since its birth.
    Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Nuclear family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20family. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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