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
In November 2021, Johnson brought his blended family together for the premiere of his film Red Notice.
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Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
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
This year will mark the pair's first Christmas as a married couple, and with their blended family.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 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
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Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
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
This year will mark the pair's first Christmas as a married couple, and with their blended family.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 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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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.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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Most of us are supporting more than just ourselves – kids, elderly parents, sometimes extended family too.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Arizona Diamondbacks have clawed their way into the heat of a playoff race as the New York Mets continue to collapse down the stretch.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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He was known for his controversial political and social takes related to race, gun violence and immigration, and had an audience of millions of viewers and listeners across various platforms.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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The tribe doesn't have a formal water settlement with the federal government.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The practice spread rapidly across the entire tribe, becoming the new norm.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the last fortnight alone, Starmer's Deputy Prime Minister and close ally Angela Rayner has resigned after a house tax scandal, triggering a major cabinet reshuffle.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The weighty Guerlain Rouge G case comes in a wide variety of fabrics, colors, and textures—glossy tortoiseshell, embossed gold, glittering crystals—that house one of the most luxurious lipstick formulas on the market.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Singles who live alone and technically count as households often have more disposable income.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The monitor provides a monthly look into whether an area’s median-income household can afford a median-price home.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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