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
If a DeLorean with plutonium fueled that 1985 adventure, what powers the nuclear family today?
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Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
From the outside their lives are pictures of the perfect nuclear family, though in private the everyday tensions of contemporary life are all too familiar.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Despite all the fronting, Saxon isn’t taken seriously by most of his nuclear family, which probably extends to a lot of people elsewhere in his life.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
The Origins Of The Fear Of Infidelity The nuclear family structure relies heavily on monogamy to function.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
From the outside their lives are pictures of the perfect nuclear family, though in private the everyday tensions of contemporary life are all too familiar.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Despite all the fronting, Saxon isn’t taken seriously by most of his nuclear family, which probably extends to a lot of people elsewhere in his life.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
The Origins Of The Fear Of Infidelity The nuclear family structure relies heavily on monogamy to function.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear family
Noun
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The stations also air the games via streaming and on their websites outside of state lines, allowing extended family members to watch.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Relocation And Perks • Relocation Costs For You And Your Family: Seek upfront payment or reimbursement for moving expenses, housing services, acculturation support and extended family guidance.—
Debra Boggs,
Forbes.com,
27 May 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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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in December, Teresa opened up about how her daughters love their new blended family following her extravagant August wedding to Ruelas — who is also father to sons Nicholas, 21, and Louie Jr., 19.—
Natalia Senanayake,
Peoplemag,
18 Jan. 2023
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At the same time a lot of people acquired guns illegally because of fears stoked by a nationwide rise in violent crime.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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By the numbers As of Friday (June 13), there are 7 people aboard the International Space Station: commander Takuya Onishi of JAXA, Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers and Jonny Kim of NASA and Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky of Roscosmos, all flight engineers.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
14 June 2025
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Ralph Rosado has defeated Jose Regalado in Miami’s District 4 race, concluding a special election that promises to tip the scales of power on the City Commission.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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In practice, the 24-player races may not feel entire untenable, but there’s definitely another layer of insanity.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2025
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Instead of just making the Berk tribe inexplicably multiracial, this little bit of world-building gives an explanation to the (slightly) more diverse casting.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Her additional screen credits include roles in Max's The Last of Us and 2024's Suncoast. 03 of 09 Gerard Butler as Stoick the Vast Butler reprises his role as Stoick the Vast, Hiccup's father and the chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Those higher prices for new parent households in the U.S. amounts to $875.2 million in total additional costs, according to the analysis and based on data from the American Community Survey.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Another interesting example is the research conducted in Norway, which involved the analysis of debit card transactions to promptly monitor household consumption.—
Nino Letteriello,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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That’s because the residence in question is the International Space Station (ISS), a million-pound orbital outpost with a footprint larger than a football field and the habitable volume of a six-bedroom house, circling the Earth 250 miles overhead.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Cameras with long lenses will be perched in the back of the house while others will be hidden in speakers and TV monitors so viewers can get up close and personal shots of the action.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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In the premiere episode, the Kardashian-Jenner clan took a family trip to Cabo, where Kardashian once again came face to face with her fear.—
Dayna Haffenden,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the Ophuls clan left Germany for Paris.—
David Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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“Nuclear family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20family. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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