as in extended family
the part of a family that includes only the father, mother, and children
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Recent Examples of nuclear family
He was raised kind of running around the streets, not with a nuclear family.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Sep. 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
This story point was inspired by a couple break-ins that Odenkirk’s own nuclear family endured over the years.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
One Eden Vale ad shows a nuclear family floating through a suburban utopia, landing at a table set with cottage cheese salads and a big tomato.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Sep. 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
This story point was inspired by a couple break-ins that Odenkirk’s own nuclear family endured over the years.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
One Eden Vale ad shows a nuclear family floating through a suburban utopia, landing at a table set with cottage cheese salads and a big tomato.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear family
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The only reason Ruiz was in Autauga County was to visit his extended family after finishing a monthslong job in Georgia and South Carolina clearing brush from power lines.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
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Lewis is survived by his wife, Australian actress Melle Stewart, and his extended family.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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In November 2021, Johnson brought his blended family together for the premiere of his film Red Notice.—
Kelsie Gibson,
Peoplemag,
8 Feb. 2023
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Dietrich, 36, is now a stay-at-home mother to her blended family of four teenagers and a 17-month-old.—
Megan Leonhardt,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2023
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But some of his comments on gun violence, LGBTQ issues, race and more drew criticism from liberals and others.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
14 Oct. 2025
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In addition to an aerial display from Patan, the event played host to the first four-aircraft formation dance and a high-speed race around the company's signature pylons.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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The 14 remaining castaways morphed into two tribes of seven, with the original Hina holding a majority alliance in one tribe, while the original Uli held a majority in the other.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, hundreds of people were killed in days of violence in southern Syria, which began with clashes between members of the Druze minority group and Bedouin tribes and subsequently drew a military intervention.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The chemical elements can leave a bitter, metallic taste and stain laundry and household appliances.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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Friday’s outage had the potential to impact a large number of businesses and private households, though the impact would be mitigated as the worst of the outage took place in the middle of the night.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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More to Explore The exterior of the house resembles a three-dimensional De Stijl painting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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These houses were once used for Rockport’s fishing and granite industry, and are now home to quaint shops, restaurants, and art galleries.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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The report said the Hamas Interior Ministry had accused a militia of attacking its forces, while members of the Doghmush clan said Hamas had exploited the ceasefire to target them over alleged cooperation with Israel.—
Emma Bussey , Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hamas’ internal security forces have been engaged in clashes with several clans over the past few days, as the group tries to reassert itself across Gaza.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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And then the English joined in, claiming that Joseph of Arimathea brought the holy grail containing the blood and sweat of the crucified Christ to Glastonbury.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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The university’s recent efforts in using real-time analysis of digital medical records to predict sepsis, a deadly blood infection, in emergency department patients have garnered significant national attention.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Nuclear family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20family. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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