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familial

adjective as in ancestral

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Updike was surrounded by both familial love and extramarital excitements, from which he wove his fiction.

The microcosm of the island settings positions Mr. Johnson to vividly explore the consequences of environmental scarcity on both imperial and familial levels.

The familial theme is embedded deep within the organization, Baruch said.

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Jay, who asked not to have his last name published because of a fear of doxxing, said he’s lost friends because of politics and had familial relationships strained over the years.

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He keeps us grounded in the smaller social and familial dramas, with a few fun guest stars that nod to the year in which the story takes place: 1930.

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

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