NUCLEAR FAMILIES Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

nuclear families

noun

plural of nuclear family

as in blended families

the part of a family that includes only the father, mother, and children

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Recent Examples of nuclear families Built up in the 1870s as a resort for nuclear families, Fire Island was destroyed by a hurricane in the 1930s, which quickly chased away its upper-class vacationers. — Air Mail, 23 May 2026 Black nuclear families, like the one Cardi B (who is Afro-Latina) was part of for the past seven years, are actually on the rise, according to Christina Cross, a professor, researcher, and sociologist at Harvard University who has studied this subject extensively. — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025 Cats have a one-in-seven chance of harboring the disease, a likelihood that increases to one-in-four for pig and rhesus macaque nuclear families. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

Absent a chair, the commission is unable to perform some key responsibilities, like enforcing legal and safety violations, approving new tribal gambling laws and certifying management agreements between tribes and casino operators.

— Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
The university expects its counts of cultural items to increase as consultation with tribes proceeds and more objects are identified.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of tribes

Noun

But in some of the most critical races that will help decide control of the next Congress, several Democrats are openly sharing how their faith shapes them and their politics.

— Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
As a consequence, Chicagoland no longer had any races luring the best horses in North America, a major blow to the prestige of the circuit.

— Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of races

Noun

For folks in Australia looking for a compact SUV-sorta car, the ASX VR-e will offer up an alternative to the MG 4 and BYD's Dolphin, both hailing from China.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
There’s still time to bring a book to the beach, and the folks sharing on Goodreads have loads of ideas.

— Ela Jalil, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of folks

Noun

Housing prices and expenses have risen dramatically without a comparable rise in what many households earn.

— Dan Bray, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
Solar use has surged in South Africa and Nigeria as households and businesses look for alternatives to unreliable state-run grids.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of households

Noun

Investigators looked over the woman’s vehicle and discovered a bullet hole through the passenger-side window and blood in the car.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
He was orphaned at 13 and raised by his brother Frank, an experience that shaped his belief that family is built through showing up for people, not just blood.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of blood

Noun

Oil prices bounced around before finishing higher Tuesday while global stocks were mixed as markets awaited a key inflation report expected to influence upcoming monetary policy decisions.

— Betty Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
The eye-popping gains of Nvidia, Micron, Alphabet and other AI stocks have helped inflate the net worths of millions of Americans by lifting the value of their retirement nest eggs, college savings plans and brokerage accounts.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of stocks

Noun

All Palestinian clans and families in Gaza would also be a target for disarmament, which would have an impact on the future of Hamas and Palestinian armed struggle.

— Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Scores attach to a profile, clans compete by country, challenges travel between friends.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of clans

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