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Recent Examples of extended family
Trump has also tapped several members of his extended family for diplomatic roles, nominating Charles Kushner, his eldest daughter's father-in-law, as ambassador to France, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, his eldest son's ex-fiancée, as ambassador to Greece.
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Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 13 May 2025
There was an active social life, an extended family of people dropping in and out of each other’s homes.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Lowell ended up moving to Flushing, Queens to live with her extended family.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Wearing shirts emblazoned with his name, Alexander's extended family gathered in Tel Aviv to watch the release.
—Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025
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Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 13 May 2025
There was an active social life, an extended family of people dropping in and out of each other’s homes.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Lowell ended up moving to Flushing, Queens to live with her extended family.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Wearing shirts emblazoned with his name, Alexander's extended family gathered in Tel Aviv to watch the release.
—Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extended family
Noun
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Another interesting example is the research conducted in Norway, which involved the analysis of debit card transactions to promptly monitor household consumption.—
Nino Letteriello,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Those higher prices for new parent households in the U.S. amounts to $875.2 million in total additional costs, according to the analysis and based on data from the American Community Survey.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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That’s because the residence in question is the International Space Station (ISS), a million-pound orbital outpost with a footprint larger than a football field and the habitable volume of a six-bedroom house, circling the Earth 250 miles overhead.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Cameras with long lenses will be perched in the back of the house while others will be hidden in speakers and TV monitors so viewers can get up close and personal shots of the action.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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“Extended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extended%20family. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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