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
Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. households now resemble the traditional nuclear family.
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
If a DeLorean with plutonium fueled that 1985 adventure, what powers the nuclear family today?
—Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
From the outside their lives are pictures of the perfect nuclear family, though in private the everyday tensions of contemporary life are all too familiar.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Despite all the fronting, Saxon isn’t taken seriously by most of his nuclear family, which probably extends to a lot of people elsewhere in his life.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
If a DeLorean with plutonium fueled that 1985 adventure, what powers the nuclear family today?
—Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
From the outside their lives are pictures of the perfect nuclear family, though in private the everyday tensions of contemporary life are all too familiar.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Despite all the fronting, Saxon isn’t taken seriously by most of his nuclear family, which probably extends to a lot of people elsewhere in his life.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear family
Noun
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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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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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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in December, Teresa opened up about how her daughters love their new blended family following her extravagant August wedding to Ruelas — who is also father to sons Nicholas, 21, and Louie Jr., 19.—
Natalia Senanayake,
Peoplemag,
18 Jan. 2023
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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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The one-day event, hosted at the Renaissance Hotel downtown, brought together people from all over the state.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
21 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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The latest escalation began with members of a Bedouin tribe in Sweida setting up a checkpoint and attacking and robbing a Druze man, which triggered tit-for-tat attacks and kidnappings.—
Ghaith Alsayed,
Chicago Tribune,
18 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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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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The mother and daughter couldn’t swim, and the family waited out the storm in their home as the waters flooded — but didn’t dislodge — their house.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Federal grant funding had been earmarked for the factory, but the money was taken back before any houses were produced.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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The two clans clash, and one Na’vi is taken out with a flaming arrow.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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Among the families taking on the challenge is the Hanna/Riggs clan from Texas, comprised of married couple Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs and their 10-year-old twin sons.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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“Nuclear family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20family. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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