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
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.
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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
Most benefit systems are still optimized for an average world that no longer exists, one with nuclear families, linear careers, and a hard stop at 65.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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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
Most benefit systems are still optimized for an average world that no longer exists, one with nuclear families, linear careers, and a hard stop at 65.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear family
Noun
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Please keep his wife Sarah, their children, my parents and extended family in your prayers.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
18 Sep. 2025
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His extended family owns roughly 1,200 acres of farmland in the region and grows cotton, wheat, grapes, melons and pistachios.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 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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The app can help connect patients with volunteers who have the same cancer experience and similar background including diagnosis, location, race and ethnicity.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Previous polls had shown Spanberger ahead by wider margins, signaling a tightening race over the past month.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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At first begrudgingly, other tribes — usually at odds with one another — join her in order to defeat a common enemy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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But more interesting than Annie trying to dictate everything while having no clue the entire tribe was against her was what was going on between Jake’s two ride-or-dies.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Make sure everyone in your family or household knows the escape plans and understands the need to comply with evacuation orders.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The initial, pre-construction assessment, published in 2019, surveyed 435 adults living in the neighborhoods impacted by the project, representing 1,629 household members of all ages.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pretty sure she was crated if she ever was allowed in [the house].—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Members of the 1860s clan include Arthur (Anthony Boyle), Edward (Louis Partridge), Anne (Emily Fairn) and Ben (Fionn O’Shea).—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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The third installment will see the return of Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña’s Jake Sully and Neytiri whose family and clan encounter an enemy Na’vi group called the Ash People.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, veins transport blood back to the heart under very low pressure.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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After waiting four long hours, Mitch, his dad Steve and Rortvedt went to the place where the buck had stood in the field, and there was a heavy blood trail.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Nuclear family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20family. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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