1
as in clan
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the Adams family made remarkable contributions to American life for more than two centuries
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as in kind
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
the flute, the clarinet, the oboe, and other members of the woodwind family
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Recent Examples of family
Mia’s symptoms began during the first Covid-19 lockdown, meaning borders were closed which prevented the wider family all being together.
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Ben Church, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Protesters lined a main thoroughfare in Waitsfield, Vermont, located near the Sugarbush Resort where Vance and his family were vacationing.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Though they have not been nominated together, the sibling duo has frequently collaborated, with Roman contributing to many of Sofia's films and helping run their family's production company, American Zoetrope.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Yet the character genuinely loves his family, including younger siblings Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), a college student, and teenager Lochlan (Sam Nivola).
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Ben Church, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Protesters lined a main thoroughfare in Waitsfield, Vermont, located near the Sugarbush Resort where Vance and his family were vacationing.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Though they have not been nominated together, the sibling duo has frequently collaborated, with Roman contributing to many of Sofia's films and helping run their family's production company, American Zoetrope.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Yet the character genuinely loves his family, including younger siblings Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), a college student, and teenager Lochlan (Sam Nivola).
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family
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Scott MacArthur As Ness Gordon Best known for: The Righteous Gemstones, No Hard Feelings Scott MacArthur appears as Ness Gordon, another member of the Gordon clan who is the general manager of the Waves.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Marriott hotel clan, now Marriott International based in Bethesda, Maryland, eyed the once-rural property between Routes 21 and 22, and the Des Plaines River in the late 1960s.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps the largest of its kind was a retrospective analysis that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2002.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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These wooden stakes, used to impede attackers, are the first of their kind to be recovered from this period.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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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
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Keep scrolling to see the entire Season 48 cast, organized by tribe.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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In total, museums, universities and agencies across the country returned more than 10,300 Native American ancestors to tribes last year.—
Mary Hudetz,
ProPublica,
25 Feb. 2025
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As with previous category launches, Beccari said the house is taking a long-term view with La Beauté Louis Vuitton.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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Annual sales in these three categories represent about $50 billion in sales.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Barnard College building A group of more than 50 pro-Palestinian protesters took over a building at Barnard college and assaulted an employee Wednesday evening.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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My father was the saxophonist of Kassav’, a big zouk group from the French Caribbean.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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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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Virgo Since the planet of communication is giving you a chance to see matters differently, read between the lines to comprehend people’s motives.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Cops took two people into custody following the shooting.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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