extended family

as in household
those who live as a family in one house their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt

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Recent Examples of extended family Trump has also tapped several members of his extended family for diplomatic roles, nominating Charles Kushner, his eldest daughter's father-in-law, as ambassador to France, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, his eldest son's ex-fiancée, as ambassador to Greece. Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 13 May 2025 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 Lowell ended up moving to Flushing, Queens to live with her extended family. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025 Wearing shirts emblazoned with his name, Alexander's extended family gathered in Tel Aviv to watch the release. Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for extended family
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • That’s because the residence in question is the International Space Station (ISS), a million-pound orbital outpost with a footprint larger than a football field and the habitable volume of a six-bedroom house, circling the Earth 250 miles overhead.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
  • Cameras with long lenses will be perched in the back of the house while others will be hidden in speakers and TV monitors so viewers can get up close and personal shots of the action.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 June 2025

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“Extended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extended%20family. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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