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
But when these same enterprises grow in size and complexity, relying solely on familial control without formal governance can turn legacy into liability.
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Kushal Chordia, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Investigators finally found a familial link to the babies in their criminal justice databank that led them to Castillo.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
President Trump has familial as well as business ties to Scotland, as his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump was born on the Isle of Lewis.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
The feature, which was billed as being semi-autobiographical for LaBeouf who later rescinded the familial claims, was released in 2019.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 July 2025
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Kushal Chordia, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Investigators finally found a familial link to the babies in their criminal justice databank that led them to Castillo.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
President Trump has familial as well as business ties to Scotland, as his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump was born on the Isle of Lewis.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
The feature, which was billed as being semi-autobiographical for LaBeouf who later rescinded the familial claims, was released in 2019.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 July 2025
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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 7 Aug. 2025.
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