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a family that includes children from a previous marriage of the wife, husband, or both parents
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Recent Examples of blended family
This year will mark the pair's first Christmas as a married couple, and with their blended family.
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Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2022
In an interview with Essence for the magazine's cover story in April, Offset opened up about his blended family with his wife.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
Kardashian and Barker, 46, have been open about their IVF journey, which Kardashian underwent to add to their blended family that already includes five children.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
Blame the complexity of the blended family, which isn’t unusual at all anymore, and the cult of celebrity that permeates so many threads.
—Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, 23 Oct. 2022
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Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2022
In an interview with Essence for the magazine's cover story in April, Offset opened up about his blended family with his wife.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
Kardashian and Barker, 46, have been open about their IVF journey, which Kardashian underwent to add to their blended family that already includes five children.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
Blame the complexity of the blended family, which isn’t unusual at all anymore, and the cult of celebrity that permeates so many threads.
—Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, 23 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blended family
Noun
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Among many other things, Firestone wanted to abolish gender, capitalism, monogamy, childbirth, and the nuclear family model.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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The audience experiences how Keisha lives humbly in an apartment in Windsor Hills with her single mom, compared to Justin who has a very nuclear family who resides in View Park.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
12 June 2025
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My extended family is pushing me to forgive and forget.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2025
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At a Shavuot dinner with my extended family, a relative complained about Arab food-delivery drivers.—
Guy Ben-Aharon,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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An annual race, Pat's Run, is held each spring in Tempe, Arizona, to honor him and raise funds for the Pat Tillman Foundation.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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The '60s were dominated by star-gazing and the space race which are fundamental to the film as the quartet of heroes get their powers when they are exposed to a burst of celestial radiation during a space mission.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, more than 1,350 people have drowned in the Great Lakes over the last 15 years, nearly half in Lake Michigan.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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Vince Panaro won the Head of Household position and had to nominate three people for eviction.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Some Native American tribes allied with Britain, while others sided with France.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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The focus of their effort lies in acquiring followers instead of establishing a loyal tribe.—
Angelique Kuiper,
Rolling Stone,
18 July 2025
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Luckily, Higuera had inherited land and was already in the process of building a two-bedroom house in Guerrero.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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The cat spooks, darting under a pile of debris that was once a house.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
12 July 2025
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Try this: Waking up 15 minutes before the rest of your household to enjoy your coffee in silence.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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McGrady worked for the British royal household from 1982 to 1997, starting with serving Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace before becoming Princess Diana's private chef at Kensington Palace in 1993.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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