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
His fingerprints are all over the 21st-century Big Inventive Novel, with its sentient raindrops (Elif Shafak), its melodramatic families (Kiran Desai), its metamorphoses of race (Mohsin Hamid) and history (Marlon James).
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Those multiple layers are what drew in Kłuskiewicz, who says the resulting series mixes genres including disaster, thriller, character and family drama along with exploring the event via different precincts.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The Gerbi family also controls the trendy Paris retailer Merci, a rambling concept shop that opened in 2009 with a charitable mission.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Xolo Maridueña is jumping from one Netflix family friendly hit to another.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Those multiple layers are what drew in Kłuskiewicz, who says the resulting series mixes genres including disaster, thriller, character and family drama along with exploring the event via different precincts.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The Gerbi family also controls the trendy Paris retailer Merci, a rambling concept shop that opened in 2009 with a charitable mission.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Xolo Maridueña is jumping from one Netflix family friendly hit to another.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family
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The film ends with Dek standing alongside Thia and Bud, his new clan, as a large, menacing Yautja ship appears on the horizon.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Some of the Kardashian-Jenner clan of course—including sisters Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner—as well as fellow A-list stars such as Mariah Carey, Oprah Winfrey, Justin and Hailey Bieber, Sarah Paulson, Teyana Taylor and countless others.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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Two identical spacecraft will orbit in formation to provide a first-of-its-kind 3D view of Mars' magnetosphere and upper atmosphere.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Vacheron Constantin, for example, embarked on an ambitious project to fully remake its original American 1921 watch using the tools and techniques from the era in a one-of-a-kind piece.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Namely, going after the drug traffickers themselves by raiding Mexican cartel trap houses and robbing their mules, using equipment borrowed from their parents including night-vision goggles and beanbag shotguns.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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The campaign reprises and expands the concept of the collection’s look book images unveiled earlier this year, which saw Michele’s tribe pictured on a bed, mainly sleeping but also occasionally playing the guitar, doing a crossword puzzle, taking selfies or having a snack.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Federal land isn’t taxable, and the government holds most reservation land in trust for Native tribes, so it can’t be taxed, either.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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In that category, which has not been considered in the past, the Little Rock School District fared better than the state, scoring one percentage point higher in all three subjects.—
Dmitry Martirosov,
Arkansas Online,
12 Nov. 2025
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This year’s album of the year category is stacked with such nominees as Rauw Alejandro, Gloria Estefan and Carín León, but Bad Bunny remains the favorite to finally take home the gold for the first time (after four previous nominations) for his massive Debí Tirar Más Fotos.—
Cata Balzano,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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And in a recent court filing officials say that could take weeks or even months, especially in states with older systems for folks to get the money on their EBT cards.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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At the time, the FBI said the hackers responsible belonged to criminal group Darkside, believed to be based in Russia.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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In addition to the murder charge, Thompson faces charges of committing a terroristic act, aggravated assault, engaging in violent criminal group activity and endangering the welfare of a minor, according to the jail roster.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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For approximately one-third of households without access to a car, that can amount to a 90-minute bus commute each way for a simple grocery run.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The exhaustion and frustration of keeping the household running are taking a toll.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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