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 The Republican party has promised a return to the good ol’ days, with strong nuclear families at the crux and a fight against the declining birth rate. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Multiple titles also chart for Millennials and the Gen Z the evolution of bedrock relations beyond those of nuclear families. — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 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

Upwards of 100 people turned up, including members of distant sister tribes.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026
That growth has fueled disputes with states and Native American tribes over regulatory authority, while drawing scrutiny from sports leagues over game integrity and from advocates who say the platforms’ accessibility increases the risk of addiction.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tribes

Noun

Joby Aviation’s eVTOL Takes Flight Long before electric air taxis became one of aviation’s hottest races, Joby had established itself as the company everyone else was chasing.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Be sure to check out The Bee’s searchable Voter Guide, which contains even more information about the upcoming midterm election, including races, propositions, endorsements and important information about key dates.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of races

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There are so many people out there, such as myself, that really value those skills and are looking to work with folks like you.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Then in the meantime, a lot of the private equity folks are coming in to fill in the void, or different types of buyers are participating in this space and are building their own platforms.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of folks

Noun

In addition, the distribution of that wealth is uneven as certain households own substantial property and investment portfolios while others don’t.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Why solo dining is becoming more common Circana’s research on solo dining reports growth in individual restaurant visits, tying the shift to workplace mobility, convenience and smaller households.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of households

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How Doctors Diagnose and Treat It Health care providers use the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to classify trypanophobia as a specific phobia of the blood-injection-injury type.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
The kids age normally, can eat food and drink blood, and have inherited some of their dad’s special powers.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of blood

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Step Back Unlike stocks and bonds, whose prices are quoted on screens across Wall Street, managers of private lenders have broad leeway to value their loans, with varying degrees of input from third-party services.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Sipahimalani noted that roughly half the stocks in the Russell 3000 were at least 20% below their June highs, highlighting the degree to which the market's resilience has depended on a small group of winners.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of stocks

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Ali Mahmoud Ali, the group's Sudan analyst, said that the latest clashes risk bringing in more Nuba clans into the fight and could increase divisions across South Kordofan, where communities are facing an already dire humanitarian situation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
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

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