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
In November 2021, Johnson brought his blended family together for the premiere of his film Red Notice.
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Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
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
This year will mark the pair's first Christmas as a married couple, and with their blended family.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 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 | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 Oct. 2022
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Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
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
This year will mark the pair's first Christmas as a married couple, and with their blended family.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 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 | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 Oct. 2022
See All Example Sentences for blended family
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blended family
Noun
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Stories about women living together are proliferating—and offering alternative visions to the nuclear family, Lily Meyer writes.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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While some of the Pedro Pan children had extended family members who could take them in, others moved into orphanages run by the Catholic Church.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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The organization welcomed him with open arms and became his extended family.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Wyatt cast background performers by region — Francophone Arabs, Alawites from Syria — for the movie’s hodgepodge representation of Arabian tribes.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Early cultures, including Native American tribes, looked to the heavens for time keeping, spiritual beliefs and navigation.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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How Washington behaves vis-à-vis those deposits influences the process and reconfigures the balance within the Shia house.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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That high mark owes much to the city’s Ribeira district, which is home to picturesque houses with red terracotta roofs clustered along the Douro River.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Khanna said the war will increase costs by $5,000 for American households.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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That is enough to power 118 million households.—
Jennifer McDermott,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Blended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20family. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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