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
Recently, researchers have discovered 10-percent of ALS cases may be familial (have a genetic tie), but there is no clear reason for the other 90-percent of cases diagnosed.
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Pam Windsor, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
An unexpected circumstance brings them to the front door of an estranged relative and unravels years of familial tension.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 June 2025
Everyone is low-key lonely, with familial baggage that keeps them from connecting with others.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 June 2025
Dorian’s presence on the record is like that: palpable, familial, and seemingly just out of reach.
—Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Pam Windsor, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
An unexpected circumstance brings them to the front door of an estranged relative and unravels years of familial tension.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 June 2025
Everyone is low-key lonely, with familial baggage that keeps them from connecting with others.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 June 2025
Dorian’s presence on the record is like that: palpable, familial, and seemingly just out of reach.
—Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for familial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familial
household
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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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Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
25 Nov. 2020
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“Familial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familial. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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