as in household
of or relating to a household or family
it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together
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Recent Examples of familial
This approach is way more fun than the alternative, and gives far more room to explore questions of familial responsibility and the difference between care and self-preservation.
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Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Hamlet Film Production In the world of Ahmed’s Hamlet, as within the diasporic community both on-screen and in real life, living up to familial expectations is of the utmost importance.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025
Her 2014 film Still Alice followed a linguistics professor diagnosed with familial Alzheimer's disease.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Romvari cut her teeth with documentaries that also have explored her familial history, and this feels like a culmination of that work.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
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Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Hamlet Film Production In the world of Ahmed’s Hamlet, as within the diasporic community both on-screen and in real life, living up to familial expectations is of the utmost importance.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025
Her 2014 film Still Alice followed a linguistics professor diagnosed with familial Alzheimer's disease.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Romvari cut her teeth with documentaries that also have explored her familial history, and this feels like a culmination of that work.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for familial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familial
household
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Starting October 1st, the brand is ending its Prime Invitee Program, which previously allowed non-household members to enjoy benefits like free shipping.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.—
Kara Nelson,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2024
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“Familial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familial. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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