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extended family

noun as in parents, children, and relatives

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Before we meet any characters in “The Family Stone,” Thomas Bezucha’s 2005 holiday dramedy about a close-knit extended family meeting their prodigal son’s uptight new girlfriend for the first time, a cellphone rings.

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Sheriff Davis said that while he may not have known all of the victims personally, he knows their family members or extended family members.

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She lives nearby in a bombed-out building with her extended family.

Leaving them and her extended family behind was a tough decision.

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The extended family that once surrounded her and anchored her world is fraying.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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