as in household
of or relating to a household or family
it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together
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Recent Examples of familial
And that familial hit led to a smarmy-looking rich guy with an extremely punchable face.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 May 2025
This might be done to avoid societal persecution or stigma, or possibly for the benefit of familial expectations.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 14 May 2025
By Jennie Erin Smith His story—part clinical, part familial—forms the core of Valley of Forgetting, Jennie Erin Smith’s book on memory, medicine, and hereditary fate in rural Colombia.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
The mockumentary-style series follows the lives of the diverse Tucker-Pritchett-Dunphy clan in suburban Los Angeles, offering a humorous take on familial dynamics.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 May 2025
This might be done to avoid societal persecution or stigma, or possibly for the benefit of familial expectations.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 14 May 2025
By Jennie Erin Smith His story—part clinical, part familial—forms the core of Valley of Forgetting, Jennie Erin Smith’s book on memory, medicine, and hereditary fate in rural Colombia.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
The mockumentary-style series follows the lives of the diverse Tucker-Pritchett-Dunphy clan in suburban Los Angeles, offering a humorous take on familial dynamics.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for familial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familial
household
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Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.—
Kara Nelson,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2024
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Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
25 Nov. 2020
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“Familial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familial. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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