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a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
some religions consider marriage a sacrament
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Recent Examples of marriage
During her tell-all, the fiercely private celebrity pulls back the curtain on the true story of her infamous seven marriages and other wild tales of showbiz scandals, betrayals and woes.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 June 2026
My experience said marriages end for a lot of reasons.
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Debora Cahn,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
And how will this affect their lives and marriages?
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
21 May 2026
Early life and marriages Copeland was born to Vinita Pearl and Aubrey Wayne (A.W.) Copeland in West Texas.
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Rachel Cole,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 June 2026
My experience said marriages end for a lot of reasons.
—
Debora Cahn,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
And how will this affect their lives and marriages?
—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
21 May 2026
Early life and marriages Copeland was born to Vinita Pearl and Aubrey Wayne (A.W.) Copeland in West Texas.
—
Rachel Cole,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for marriage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
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The Paraguayans will next face the winner of Tuesday's match between France and Sweden in the round of 16 on Saturday in Philadelphia.
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If the teams are still tied after the two extra periods, the match will go to penalties.
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The Harwerths used the engagement photos for their save-the-date invitation designed to look like a Costco food-court menu and then served Costco cake at the wedding.
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Sophie secretly reads her mother’s diary and invites three of her mother’s suitors from the 1970s to her wedding, signing her mother’s name.
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Both Liz and Kate are women who don’t want matrimony to be the be-all and end-all of their lives—and who therefore tend to sideline or overlook their partners.
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Then there is the lifelong contentiousness with her mother, Marluce Martins Perry, a talented Brazilian artist who reluctantly traded her gifts and status for matrimony and child-rearing and resented her family in the wake of her decision.
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Mercury stations retrograde in Cancer in your 7th House of Partnership, bringing old agreements, recurring relationship patterns, client conversations, or one-to-one expectations into review.
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Chan says the trend probably isn't for daters who have a problem overworking in their relationships.
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Wilde navigates the tonal shifts with authority, delivering surprises along the way, including an ending that somehow delivers hope for the institution of wedlock.
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Some House Republicans though argued the measure amounted to government interference, prevented the formation of stable families and would allow babies to be born out of wedlock.
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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