as in blended families
the part of a family that includes only the father, mother, and children
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Recent Examples of nuclear families
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.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear families
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The tribes and environmental groups contend the permit approvals failed to adequately consider the risks of potential oil spills.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Klamath tribes, for instance, have passed down a story about the creation of Oregon’s Crater Lake, formed about 7,700 years ago, after Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed into itself.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Democratic candidates all held a lead over their Republican rivals in the latest poll of three Virginia statewide races as early voting began on Friday.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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In 2026, the midterm elections in Colorado will impact the makeup of the congressional delegation and the future of the state, with the governor’s office and state legislative races among those on the ballot.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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My guess is that the folks at Sony thought that most people generally don't tap into those dramatically high DPIs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Here’s a quick heads up for folks who enjoy the The New York Times’ word search game, Strands.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Conversely, households marked by conflict or instability can leave independence feeling perilous, even unsafe.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Bluetti is positioning it for households in cold climates and adventurers/explorers as a reliable off-grid backup.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that critical shortages of blood in Gaza hospitals could see force services to grind to a halt within days.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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The virus is contagious and spreads through contact with blood or body fluids from a person infected with the virus, according to the CDC.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, consisting of 30 stocks, has historically outperformed its benchmark, which encompasses the S&P 500, Russell, and S&P Midcap.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Multiple vaccine makers suffering from the American government’s recent attacks have announced layoffs or a demerger of their vaccine division, as their stocks fall.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His death effectively ended the O’More as one of the major Irish clans.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Nuclear families.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20families. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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