extended families

plural of extended family
as in households
those who live as a family in one house their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt

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Noun
  • That number, which will fluctuate throughout the day as crews work to restore power, is for households, meaning that the number of people impacted by these outages is likely to be much larger.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • Agriculture uses far more water than households in the United States.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Along the bay stood a long, busy waterfront, lined with warehouses, shops and trading houses.
    R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • Such offenders will use all different ruses to distract the victim, such as claiming to be utility workers, tree trimmers, or handymen working on neighbors' houses.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
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“Extended families.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extended%20families. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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