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
Flying across international waters to take matters into her own hands, Youn plays Ja-young, a Korean matriarch who wants to ensure Min follows through with his familial duties.
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Toubee Yang, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
Mental health professionals also tend to stress the importance of familial relationships.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
With the arrival of a baby, the stakes of those familial responsibilities become much higher, especially considering Galactus may destroy the planet before Franklin reaches his first milestones.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Players in Martin’s position often get their own postgame handshake with the opposing team, which further emphasizes the familial aspect players build despite — or because of — the inherently violent nature of the sport.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Toubee Yang, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
Mental health professionals also tend to stress the importance of familial relationships.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
With the arrival of a baby, the stakes of those familial responsibilities become much higher, especially considering Galactus may destroy the planet before Franklin reaches his first milestones.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Players in Martin’s position often get their own postgame handshake with the opposing team, which further emphasizes the familial aspect players build despite — or because of — the inherently violent nature of the sport.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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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 7 May. 2025.
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