plural marrieds or married
: a married person
… has pushed the price of homes beyond the reach of most newly marrieds.—
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Adjective
They are happily married with several children.
a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love
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Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
After meeting on the debut season of The Golden Bachelor in August 2023, Turner, 74, and Nist, 72, got engaged, married and divorced within eight months.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Shelby Stewart, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
Per Reyes, the longtime marrieds are now parents to four — yes, four!
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
However, many legal analysts believe the justices will not overturn the precedent, and some additional legal protections for same-sex married couples were passed into federal law in 2022.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
After meeting on the debut season of The Golden Bachelor in August 2023, Turner, 74, and Nist, 72, got engaged, married and divorced within eight months.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
Between those films, Perry expanded the story into the spinoff series Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse, with Tasha Smith and Michael Jai White reprising their roles as mercurial marrieds Angela and Marcus.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
Per Reyes, the longtime marrieds are now parents to four — yes, four!
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/married. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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