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
As part of their campaign to Make America Great Again, the Republican party has promised a return to the good ol’ days, with strong nuclear families at the crux.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
There was a photograph of her older sister’s happy nuclear family, which had partly inspired Romy’s seemingly idyllic husband-and-two-kids existence at the movie’s outset, and a snapshot that Reijn had taken of a group of Wall Street interns in ill-fitting suits and backpacks.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Relying only on our standard social unit, the nuclear family, can feel isolating for many people.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
The historian Katherine Otis has studied expert advice given to grandparents and found that, in the nineteen-fifties and sixties, at the apex of the nuclear family, seniors were chided for meddling.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
There was a photograph of her older sister’s happy nuclear family, which had partly inspired Romy’s seemingly idyllic husband-and-two-kids existence at the movie’s outset, and a snapshot that Reijn had taken of a group of Wall Street interns in ill-fitting suits and backpacks.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Relying only on our standard social unit, the nuclear family, can feel isolating for many people.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
The historian Katherine Otis has studied expert advice given to grandparents and found that, in the nineteen-fifties and sixties, at the apex of the nuclear family, seniors were chided for meddling.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear family
Noun
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Growing up, my mom didn’t know any of her aunts, uncles, cousins or extended family.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kathleen Mangione is part of the extended family known for its support of Baltimore-area hospitals.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 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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There is something about hearing other people laugh or other people being moved.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Hamas is the terrorist organization responsible for the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, killing about 1,200 people and sparking the war in Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of more than 48,000 Palestinians, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Winning Time is an artistic work of interpretation made by creators independent of the Lakers’ influence who wanted to explore ideas about the ’80s, professional sports, and race in America.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Wright referred there to the project conducted by scientists at Los Alamos during World War II to win the race with Germany to produce the first atomic bombs, a race the American scientists ultimately won.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Keep scrolling to see the entire Season 48 cast, organized by tribe.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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But the full amount had already been obligated to a firm that is owned by a Native American tribe based in Michigan.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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This is the first key piece of economic data since Singapore unveiled its 2025 budget on Feb. 18, which promised more support for households and businesses to combat cost of living pressures.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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The water’s heat will be used initially to warm 20,000 households in the Austrian capital.—
Stanley Reed,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Video footage captured plumes of smoke and flames wafting above a treeline and houses in the Carolina Forest.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Dramatic video from Sunday morning showed firefighters battling flames as the fire neared houses.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Scott MacArthur As Ness Gordon Best known for: The Righteous Gemstones, No Hard Feelings Scott MacArthur appears as Ness Gordon, another member of the Gordon clan who is the general manager of the Waves.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Marriott hotel clan, now Marriott International based in Bethesda, Maryland, eyed the once-rural property between Routes 21 and 22, and the Des Plaines River in the late 1960s.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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