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.
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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 | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 Oct. 2022
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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 | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blended family
Noun
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In Hjorth’s recent books, these vexing others are not romantic partners but members of the narrator’s original nuclear family.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Our little nuclear family had become a noisy bunch.—
Alice Gregory,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The single-season series centered around her father and his relationships with Whitney, Bobbi Kristina and his extended family over the course of six months.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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The children now see Morales, her husband and their three daughters as their extended family.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Mexican government established a civil pueblo for the tribe in 1835, 13 years before California became a territory of the United States.—
Stacy Brandt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Historical accounts describe Sutter, a Swiss immigrant and early California settler, as enslaving Indigenous people and forcing tribes to work in inhumane and sometimes deadly conditions.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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The house retains its crown molding and tin ceilings, now layered with eclectic pieces sourced by the owners on vintage hunting trips to Palm Springs and Chicago.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Passionate Mars enters your 6th house to highlight your work-life balance, urging steady action on the daily tasks that keep everything humming.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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Courtney brought Mystic resident Lee Burdette Williams, whose household was affected by the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, income inequality in the Valley has risen at twice the national rate, the index found, as the top 10% of households — excluding the region’s 66 billionaires — now own about three-quarters of the region’s cash and liquid assets, including stock investments.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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