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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2
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
However, the fix didn't resolve the underlying anxiety felt by military families as the shutdown continues.
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NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, the core mission of the non-profit Standing in the Gap Fund, which Dias started with the older sister of Owens’ best friend, is to support families impacted by gun and racial violence and to fight for change.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum released a statement from Hayman's family after her body was publicly identified.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
His birth overshadowed by his family’s greatest tragedy, Daniel found succor in movies and willed himself into the dreamworld of Hollywood.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, the core mission of the non-profit Standing in the Gap Fund, which Dias started with the older sister of Owens’ best friend, is to support families impacted by gun and racial violence and to fight for change.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum released a statement from Hayman's family after her body was publicly identified.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
His birth overshadowed by his family’s greatest tragedy, Daniel found succor in movies and willed himself into the dreamworld of Hollywood.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family
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Anya Taylor-Joy, in her film debut as the family's teenage daughter, appears to be the center of the escalating occurrences, as the clan begins to splinter.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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It was previously announced that Andrew would be excluded from Christmas celebrations with the rest of the Windsor clan.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In March 2023, the company launched a pilot production line in South Korea, the first of its kind, and began producing prototype solid-state batteries by the end of the year.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Those small victories brought hope, the kind that makes every extra day feel like a gift.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Under her plan, the county’s network of Live Well centers would be prime sites to house clinics and pharmacies for those unable to access public health care coverage.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The novella is a haunted house, dual point of view ride where the metaphors from the top down are consistently delivered.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The scene was a day 11 reward challenge, before which the remaining players were redivided into three new tribes.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the union filed a lawsuit in November 2023, alleging that the tribe had refused to select an arbitrator to conduct the card-counting process.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Microsoft unveiled a new category of PC that features generative artificial intelligence tools built into Windows, the company's world-leading operating system.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Unless the category could be brought under control, the excess threatened to self-propagate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Russell is excited for folks to check it out and have good time with the no-frills, right down-the-middle horror picture.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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If younger and healthier folks drop out due to rising costs, premiums could grow even faster and there could be less competition with fewer enrollees.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The organization taps a multidisciplinary group of physicians, scientists, chemists, engineers, epidemiologists, economists, psychologists, statisticians, sociologists, and community members to turn scientific discovery into actionable knowledge.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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More on why environmental groups are concerned.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Domestic violence is a painful reality afflicting too many households in this country, which makes the words and actions of the current administration so egregious and hurtful.—
Gwen Moore,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But with Neo stepping into the household and taking on labor like housekeeping, job-seekers may have to compete with AI innovations creeping into the blue-collar world.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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