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Recent Examples of extended family
Before the war, Yasser Abu Shabab was involved in smuggling cigarettes and drugs from Egypt and Israel into Gaza through crossings and tunnels, according to two members of his extended family, one of whom was once part of his group.
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Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Woods started to spend a few weeks every year working in clinics in and around Mirpur and meeting with the extended families of his patients from Yorkshire.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
An extended family of six adults and six children brought home more than just souvenirs from Costa Rica after touring a bat cave.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
The videos are Rockwell-quaint: prayer before meals, Monday night pool parties with his extended family, an afternoon spent cleaning out the garage.
—Danny Lorberbaum
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Woods started to spend a few weeks every year working in clinics in and around Mirpur and meeting with the extended families of his patients from Yorkshire.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
An extended family of six adults and six children brought home more than just souvenirs from Costa Rica after touring a bat cave.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
The videos are Rockwell-quaint: prayer before meals, Monday night pool parties with his extended family, an afternoon spent cleaning out the garage.
—Danny Lorberbaum
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extended family
Noun
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The average household income is $126,083, and the neighborhood is 54% white and 40% Black.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
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Those who follow are most likely to be Gen-Z (aged 18-29), Millennials (30-44), middle-income households (earning $50K-$100K annually), and residents living in the Midwest and South.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Two other roommates survived, including one who described to police seeing a man in black clothes walk past her in the house.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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In the early hours of Nov. 13, students Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle were stabbed to death in the girls' off-campus house.—
Kayna Whitworth,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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“Extended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extended%20family. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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