as in household
of or relating to a household or family
it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together
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Recent Examples of familial
Country music has a long lineage of female familial acts, including The Carter Sisters, The Judds, SheDaisy, The Mandrell Sisters, The Pointer Sisters, Tigirlily Gold and Chapel Hart.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 May 2025
In April 2025, the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office learned there was a strong familial relationship between the aforementioned samples.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
Sporadic hemiplegic migraine is less common than familial hemiplegic migraine.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 26 May 2025
Throughout Big Mouth, Jessi is often used as a vehicle to navigate heavier topics like familial divorce, finding your sexuality and mental health.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 23 May 2025
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 May 2025
In April 2025, the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office learned there was a strong familial relationship between the aforementioned samples.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
Sporadic hemiplegic migraine is less common than familial hemiplegic migraine.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 26 May 2025
Throughout Big Mouth, Jessi is often used as a vehicle to navigate heavier topics like familial divorce, finding your sexuality and mental health.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for familial
household
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Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.—
Kara Nelson,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2024
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Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
25 Nov. 2020
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“Familial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familial. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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