BLENDED FAMILY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

blended family

noun

Definition of blended family

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 In November 2021, Johnson brought his blended family together for the premiere of his film Red Notice. — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023 Dietrich, 36, is now a stay-at-home mother to her blended family of four teenagers and a 17-month-old. — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2023 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 Blame the complexity of the blended family, which isn’t unusual at all anymore, and the cult of celebrity that permeates so many threads. — Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, 23 Oct. 2022

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But the show is not a parody; where Hollis’ Martha Stewart domesticity could easily tip into satire, it’s treated as a legitimate trauma response to losing her nuclear family at an early age.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 9 July 2026
The show about the white-picket fence Cleaver family and their troublesome son created a foundational image of post-war Americana that has been so influential, the show’s title is a shorthand for this era of conservative nuclear family values.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026

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Though today controlled by the Bureau of Land Management, Grand Staircase–Escalante is the homeland of an array of Native American tribes, including the Hopi, the Navajo, and the Ute Nation of Utah.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
The project still faces significant opposition from environmentalists, local Indian tribes and the state of California.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

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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, 16 July 2026
Outside, the cops, led by a dry sinister officer in a long black leather coat, order him to get on the ground, face down; Sophia comes out of the house and is placed in the back of a car, staring at all this through the glass.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026

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