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
Understanding Financial Dynamics In Blended Families Working through financial dynamics in a blended family is naturally more complicated than working through differences in financial priorities in a traditional nuclear family.
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Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
But most are united in the belief that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies.
—Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. households now resemble the traditional nuclear family.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
If a DeLorean with plutonium fueled that 1985 adventure, what powers the nuclear family today?
—Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
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Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
But most are united in the belief that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies.
—Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. households now resemble the traditional nuclear family.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
If a DeLorean with plutonium fueled that 1985 adventure, what powers the nuclear family today?
—Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear family
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He is survived by brother David, sister-in-law Cynthia, nephews Jesse, Brett, and Austin, and other extended family.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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At the top is the self (mental, emotional, and physical health), followed by one’s relationship with a partner, then children, career, extended family, hobbies, and community.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
30 July 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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Now the show is touring nationally giving even more people a chance to experience the game in a new way.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Israel is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
13 Aug. 2025
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Many of them even took him on in races from the blocks, with Phelps often giving the Ravens players a significant head start before diving in.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But the 2026 race comes as Cleaver is under threat from both sides of the aisle.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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On Thursday, the environmental groups and tribe successfully convinced a federal judge in Miami to block any further construction at the site for two weeks while the case moves through the court.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
9 Aug. 2025
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The hearty creatures, once systemically slaughtered by European settlers to the detriment of Native American tribes, are now grazing their way back from the brink of extinction.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
7 Aug. 2025
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From there, cracking down on multiple households will be straightforward.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Gray is a major owner of stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% US television households.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
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Going directly from cooking inside the house and only trying my own food to trying small restaurants and traveling within a week’s span was a blessing.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Another acquaintance confirmed rumors that the two, at least until recently, were living in a house in Bloomfield — a house that had McCrory for Senate signs in the front yard when featured on an internet real estate site.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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One member of the Coleman clan who didn't return was Harold Gould, who played Grandpa in the first movie.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Ellen is a smart, strategic thinker frustrated by her brothers’ desire to use her as a pawn in clan politics.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Nuclear family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20family. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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