as in blended families
the part of a family that includes only the father, mother, and children
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Recent Examples of nuclear families
Black nuclear families, like the one Cardi B (who is Afro-Latina) was part of for the past seven years, are actually on the rise, according to Christina Cross, a professor, researcher, and sociologist at Harvard University who has studied this subject extensively.
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Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Cats have a one-in-seven chance of harboring the disease, a likelihood that increases to one-in-four for pig and rhesus macaque nuclear families.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Cats have a one-in-seven chance of harboring the disease, a likelihood that increases to one-in-four for pig and rhesus macaque nuclear families.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear families
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McGuire’s goal here is entertainment (achieved) but his empathetic treatment of the indigenous tribes the English come into contact and conflict with gives his novel a mournful air of tragedy.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Colorado River provides water for cities from Denver to Los Angeles, 30 Native tribes and farming communities from the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Our pulse races, our breath quickens, our mind goes into battle mode.—
Glenn Kurlander,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Cook Political Report rates his seat as Solid Republican in the midterms, classifying it among the least competitive House races this year.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yup, the woman who looked like her, was terrifying, and kept criticizing her was her mother, folks!—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson housing projects were built and black folks settled in, dreaming of moving in with their better-off cousins who lived near Lenox Avenue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The top 25% of households are doing pretty well.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The measure would have also exempted households affected by natural disasters, such as the Palisades and Eaton fires, and reduced some of the restrictions on how revenue generated by the tax can be used for affordable housing developments.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her hands appeared to have been bound together and there was blood on her sheets and pillows, investigators said.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The friend found LaFave on the bedroom floor in a pool of blood.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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When DeepSeek released its R1 model in late January 2025, claiming performance comparable to OpenAI's frontier models at a fraction of the training cost, tech stocks cratered.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Several of Wall Street's most influential stocks are also set to deliver their latest earnings reports this week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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For example, Crow people have held onto their nation's language; neighbors are often family, or considered such; and many tribal members rely on their clans to mentor children, who eventually become mentors themselves for the next generation.—
Katheryn Houghton,
NPR,
8 Jan. 2026
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But when Klaus’ toys begin to cheer up the children of Smeerensburg — a town whose inhabitants are perpetually engaged in a feud between two familial clans — Jesper and Klaus must step out of their comfort zones to help save the town from itself.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Nuclear families.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20families. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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