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Recent Examples of extended family
Glueck is survived by his wife, Kathleen; children Jennifer, John, and Kristin; eight grandchildren; siblings Helen and James; and a large extended family.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
Forget seating the whole extended family and, instead, focus on those in your immediate household.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike our billionaire rankings, this list includes family fortunes, including those shared among extended families such as that of Kwek Leng Beng and his cousins.
—Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Having raised his daughter Lilly (Lilly Lindner) within its walls, with the staff functioning as an extended family, Lucius clings to the institution with a faith that borders on delusion.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
Forget seating the whole extended family and, instead, focus on those in your immediate household.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike our billionaire rankings, this list includes family fortunes, including those shared among extended families such as that of Kwek Leng Beng and his cousins.
—Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Having raised his daughter Lilly (Lilly Lindner) within its walls, with the staff functioning as an extended family, Lucius clings to the institution with a faith that borders on delusion.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extended family
Noun
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The latter would impact 4 million households who currently get mail delivered to their doorstep.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Across videos and staged demonstrations through 2024 and 2025, Optimus has been shown walking with improved gait dynamics, performing basic manipulation and household-style chores, completing simple pick-and-place operations, and interacting in staged social settings.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Stepping out among stars that included Demi Moore and Alex Consani, Paltrow committed to the house’s new artistic director Demna’s vision, donning the classic full Gucci monogram all the way down to her bold boots.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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In just over two weeks, the fashion house is releasing a collection of handbags, leather accessories and, of course, bag charms that feature Labubus and two other characters by artist Kasing Lung, the Hong Kong Dutch artist who created Labubu.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Extended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extended%20family. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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