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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blended family
Noun
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We aren’t treated to a valorization of the nuclear family, or an African spin on resurgent tradwifery, or a paeon to the miracles of motherhood.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Musk's decision to father children with multiple women has attracted criticism from some social conservatives, who believe in the nuclear family centered around a mother and father.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Growing up, my mom didn’t know any of her aunts, uncles, cousins or extended family.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kathleen Mangione is part of the extended family known for its support of Baltimore-area hospitals.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Victory there would blow the Serie A title race wide open.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
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
Noun
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But two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio relied on a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 that gives him sweeping power to expel foreigners.—
Minho Kim,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Only about one in three people born in Ireland in the early eighteen-thirties would die at home of old age.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Because the Everglades is such a sensitive environment already impacts by water pollution, the tribe is approaching the use of compost carefully, Cypress said.—
ASHLEY MIZNAZI,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Marshal Fossett’s already revealed herself to have a more collaborative relationship with the tribes under her jurisdiction than her Montana counterpart.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Video footage captured plumes of smoke and flames wafting above a treeline and houses in the Carolina Forest.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Dramatic video from Sunday morning showed firefighters battling flames as the fire neared houses.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But, Sundays are different, according to the woman, who said her husband will leave household chores undone.—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Shifting the Household Financial Paradigm Historically, popular culture often portrayed men as the family financiers while women managed daily household tasks.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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