as in extended family
the part of a family that includes only the father, mother, and children
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Recent Examples of nuclear family
Stories about women living together are proliferating—and offering alternative visions to the nuclear family, Lily Meyer writes.
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
In both Evil Dead Rise and The Mummy, Cronin displays a curiosity for using these tropes to display the rot at the heart of the nuclear family unit.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
The nuclear family was Black, apparently at the insistence of the show’s young star.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
For many in Asia, vacations aren't just for a nuclear family, but for extended family and even large groups of friends.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
In both Evil Dead Rise and The Mummy, Cronin displays a curiosity for using these tropes to display the rot at the heart of the nuclear family unit.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
The nuclear family was Black, apparently at the insistence of the show’s young star.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
For many in Asia, vacations aren't just for a nuclear family, but for extended family and even large groups of friends.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nuclear family
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear family
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Those scenarios could include attending a reunion with your Swedish wife’s extended family or a lengthy workshop series with colleagues from other parts of the world.—
Christopher Null,
Wired News,
10 May 2026
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Derrick Nash lives a block and a half east of the facility with his extended family, including four children ages 6 to 17.—
Lisa Song,
ProPublica,
7 May 2026
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In November 2021, Johnson brought his blended family together for the premiere of his film Red Notice.—
Kelsie Gibson,
Peoplemag,
8 Feb. 2023
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Dietrich, 36, is now a stay-at-home mother to her blended family of four teenagers and a 17-month-old.—
Megan Leonhardt,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2023
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When Yasser, the second son of the eight-member Al Mawla family (of the Mawali tribe), accidentally runs over and kills a man from the rival Jabour tribe, his two sisters, nurse Jawaher and fieldworker Rim are sent off to the Sheik of the other tribe as ritual honor offerings.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 May 2026
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Reality check When Pocahontas sat for Van de Passe, his portrait did more than create a resemblance of the young woman, who would die the following year, soon after leaving London – felled either by disease or, as a Virginia tribe’s oral history suggests, poison.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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This likely led to a buildup of heat in the pressurized tank filled with 7,000 gallons of a highly reactive liquid chemical called methyl methacrylate, or MMA, which can be used to make items such as Plexiglass as well as household goods.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Those in the top half of the K have seen their household finances and wealth enriched by soaring stock prices, equity in their home and a refinancing boom that lowered mortgage payments and padded their piggy banks.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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There had been concern that these houses would not appreciate at the same rate as traditional homes, but that appears to be fading.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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A little farther on, there’s a square with a carousel and a pétanque court, some low dark stone walls, some houses with bottle-green shutters, a bend in the road, and we’re headed to La Noue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The Thorstad clan grew up on Wake Robin Drive in the Graham Woods area of Westchester Township outside of Chesterton.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2026
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The auteur can now cross another genre off his bucket list with The Samurai and the Prisoner (Kokurojo), a stately and rather stagy historical mystery set during the 16th century, at a time when warring clans fought and outmaneuvered each other for control of the land.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, a stem cell transplant can treat — and sometimes cure — certain blood disorders, cancers and autoimmune diseases by replacing unhealthy stem cells with healthy ones, either from the patient's own bone marrow or donated stem cells from another person.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Crucially, for medical interventions, Oberau is just a 15-minute drive from the private hospital where Stephan Papp is head of radiology, so Mount Med guests are fast-tracked for everything from next-day blood results to MRI scans, thanks to full access to the hospital’s laboratories and equipment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Rinna briefly conflated the mayor’s race with the California’s equally bonkers gubernatorial contest.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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To honor his legacy on what was supposed to be a major race day for him, Kyle's wife, Samantha Busch, and their children, Brexton and Lennix, 4, made an emotional appearance at the race alongside his parents, Tom and Gaye Busch, and brother, Kurt Busch.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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“Nuclear family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20family. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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