1
as in clan
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the Adams family made remarkable contributions to American life for more than two centuries
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as in kind
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
the flute, the clarinet, the oboe, and other members of the woodwind family
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Recent Examples of family
Authorities also continue to receive tips, with over 1,500 potential leads coming into the FBI after the Guthrie family announced a $1 million reward.
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Pat Milton, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Old stone buildings that once would have housed families now form the hotel’s rooms and public spaces.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Her husband, Nathan Lee, was working one of his three jobs that supported the family.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Nestor Carbonell of Lost is the head of the Spanish family, who also happens to be a terrible shot.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
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Pat Milton, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Old stone buildings that once would have housed families now form the hotel’s rooms and public spaces.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Her husband, Nathan Lee, was working one of his three jobs that supported the family.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Nestor Carbonell of Lost is the head of the Spanish family, who also happens to be a terrible shot.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for family
Recent Examples of Synonyms for family
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The song evokes the chaos, tragedy, and soul of the Stewart clan like nothing else, the performance an unholy hybrid of rock, country, bluegrass, blues, and even psychedelia.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Starring the filmmaking family as a filmmaking family who are making a film together when a dead body turns up, the cheekily meta horror-comedy benefits hugely from the audience’s preexisting goodwill toward this clan.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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Christgau may indeed be one of the last of his kind — hopefully this won’t be my last review.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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Claimed to be the world’s first of its kind, the trial involved Oceanus12 USV and Teledyne Slocum Glider.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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On Friday, the government focused on showing the damage done to the house during what Martine Moïse testified was 45 minutes of gunfire.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Your intimate 8th house is the focus of Mercury and the Moon’s embrace, inviting candid discussions of vulnerable topics.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
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Guests can trek with the chef into neighboring farmland to forage alongside the Hmong hill tribe for wild herbs such as mint, butterfly pea flowers, mushrooms, and acacia leaves.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Mexico and Native American tribes also have water-use rights and have a say in the management.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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As Luxury SUVs are easily the category of choice for Grasso’s Garage, in order to top the charts, brands must have good pricing, great comfort, easy-to-use technology and reliability topping the list of demands.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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The transition to 10-karats The current climate is helping create a new karat category in demi-fine jewelry.—
Andrea Bossi,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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The usual group of folks embracing the challenge of a rebuild are minimum-salary journeymen looking for a fair opportunity, and draftees the team selects.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Murder-mysteries are everywhere, as are murder-mysteries about rich folks who are forced to reassess their friends and families when disaster strikes.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
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Behind the scenes, work toward resolving the standoff intensified Friday as White House border czar Tom Homan was set to meet for the second consecutive day with a bipartisan group of senators.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The great revelation of the exhibition is the group of works in silver and gold from 18th-century Naples, where nothing of their quality and scale survives today.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Your 4th House of Domestic Effort is under the eye of the Aries Moon, drawing your attention to a household plan in need of review.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2026
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The kid, one of five in the household, ran out of the home to a nearby business, bloody and beaten after allegedly being attacked by his mother.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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