as in nuclear family
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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But most are united in the belief that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies.—
Lisa Hagen,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. households now resemble the traditional nuclear family.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There was an active social life, an extended family of people dropping in and out of each other’s homes.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 May 2025
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Lowell ended up moving to Flushing, Queens to live with her extended family.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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Buy Now: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil on Bookshop | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Great Black Hope, Rob Franklin (June 10) Poet Rob Franklin’s debut, Great Black Hope, is a coming-of-age whodunit about race, class, and addiction.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
22 May 2025
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The Monaco Grand Prix, first held in 1929, is one of the most iconic and prestigious races in motorsport.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Police responded to the area after receiving reports of a man with weapon setting people on fire.—
Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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At least seven people were killed, authorities said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
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Expect weird alliances, big-picture moves and a surprising level of camaraderie that inspires the whole tribe.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Is this bracket not like when one new person enters a tribe post-merge and becomes the safest to stay because of everyone else’s conflicting rivalries?—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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For the last five years, Michaels has traveled all over the East Coast of the United States meeting at people’s houses to rehabilitate dogs.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Sephora is here to help, thanks to its house collection mineral sunscreen, which is 60 percent off right now.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Eligibility includes: Children in households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, or Medicaid (in states that participate).—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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The New York Times examined 10 of the largest claims on the leaderboard and concluded that several did not show evidence of savings to households.—
Coral Davenport,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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