extended families

plural of extended family
as in households
those who live as a family in one house their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt

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Noun
  • Alex Wong | Getty Images Swelling health insurance premiums will likely have many consequences for households, according to health policy experts.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
  • But while pains de garde can be eaten all week long, baguettes go stale quickly, leading to significant waste in French households.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Wiener’s bill, SB 607, would require a two-thirds vote in both houses of the Legislature and then voter approval.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Extended families.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extended%20families. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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