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
Over the years, investigators pursued multiple leads without success, releasing a composite sketch of the suspect and using genetic genealogy and familial DNA testing in search of a match.
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Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
In 2020, Danler published her memoir Stray which centered around familial dysfunction, addiction and the entanglement of love and disappointment.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
But when a betrayal fractures their relationship, Genevieve is forced to weigh the value of ambition against familial loyalty.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
His familial strife dealing with his disapproving father William (Dougray Scott) and denial-riddled mother Antonia (Catherine McCormack) is given priority around the midpoint and doesn’t let up until the finale.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
In 2020, Danler published her memoir Stray which centered around familial dysfunction, addiction and the entanglement of love and disappointment.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
But when a betrayal fractures their relationship, Genevieve is forced to weigh the value of ambition against familial loyalty.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
His familial strife dealing with his disapproving father William (Dougray Scott) and denial-riddled mother Antonia (Catherine McCormack) is given priority around the midpoint and doesn’t let up until the finale.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
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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 22 Aug. 2025.
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