as in nuclear family
a family that includes children from a previous marriage of the wife, husband, or both parents
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Recent Examples of blended family
This year will mark the pair's first Christmas as a married couple, and with their blended family.
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Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2022
In an interview with Essence for the magazine's cover story in April, Offset opened up about his blended family with his wife.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
Kardashian and Barker, 46, have been open about their IVF journey, which Kardashian underwent to add to their blended family that already includes five children.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
Blame the complexity of the blended family, which isn’t unusual at all anymore, and the cult of celebrity that permeates so many threads.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 Oct. 2022
See All Example Sentences for blended family
Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2022
In an interview with Essence for the magazine's cover story in April, Offset opened up about his blended family with his wife.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
Kardashian and Barker, 46, have been open about their IVF journey, which Kardashian underwent to add to their blended family that already includes five children.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
Blame the complexity of the blended family, which isn’t unusual at all anymore, and the cult of celebrity that permeates so many threads.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 Oct. 2022
See All Example Sentences for blended family
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blended family
Noun
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Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. households now resemble the traditional nuclear family.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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If a DeLorean with plutonium fueled that 1985 adventure, what powers the nuclear family today?—
Michael Alcée,
Hartford Courant,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The story follows an extended family who meet to scatter the ashes of their mother only to find that her continued haunting presence explosively, and often comically, unravels the secrets of their lives.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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To plan his wedding, your niece’s son is negotiating with the needs of his immediate family, the extended family and his fiancée’s family.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Monday’s race is primarily between the two of them.—
Sean Collins,
Vox,
28 Apr. 2025
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The reality of postseason life in the void of Jimmy Butler, who, despite his Heat shenanigans, finds himself in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race with the Golden State Warriors.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
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Around 20 minutes into the episode, the show cut away from Jackson to a group of people hiking through the woods around Seattle.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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The crowd, estimated by Italian police at 200,000, included many young people, some of whom had planned to visit Rome before the death of Francis on April 21.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Two complaints were filed by conservative legal advocacy groups on behalf of small businesses, and the third by members of the Blackfeet Nation tribe in Montana.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The last person standing from each team would win individual immunity, and the last person standing overall would win peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the tribe, and more importantly, the second slot at tribal council.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The house was filled with physical evidence: A bloody palm print.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Despite $500 billion of that going toward the Line, the project has been beset with difficulties and has been scaled back to house fewer than 300,000 people, though Saudi Arabia has not acknowledged reports of the change.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes (Christine Baranski) refuses to accept Ada’s (Cynthia Nixon) new position as lady of the house.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Lower-income households will suffer the most from the end of cheap Chinese e-commerce sites.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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