as in wedded
of or relating to marriage
neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got
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Recent Examples of marital
Didion wrote these notes to her spouse apparently so he could be kept informed of what are generally considered private conversations between patient and doctor, and their very existence demonstrates the intensity of the couple’s marital bond.
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Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
The trust indicates that upon Jimmy’s death, the bulk of his assets would go to the marital trust, which was to be administered by Jane and an independent co-trustee.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 4 June 2025
The judge also ruled that the two would split the proceeds over the sale of their marital home.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 June 2025
But who among us has not had a little marital spat over one person buying an entire hospital just to humiliate the other?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
The trust indicates that upon Jimmy’s death, the bulk of his assets would go to the marital trust, which was to be administered by Jane and an independent co-trustee.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 4 June 2025
The judge also ruled that the two would split the proceeds over the sale of their marital home.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 June 2025
But who among us has not had a little marital spat over one person buying an entire hospital just to humiliate the other?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for marital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marital
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The figures include Abigail Abbot Bailey, an eighteenth-century New Englander whose efforts to leave her abusive husband, Asa, were hindered not just by strictures against divorce but also by the prevailing attitudes toward conjugal desire.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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The female-nude painting hanging over her conjugal bed satirizes a freaky tendency that rocks her marital arrangement — an unsettling tour de force from Breillat.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 June 2024
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And for those special matrimonial occasions, customizable wedding cakes continue to be a very popular offering at Sugar Blossom.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
16 June 2025
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On Monday, June 9, Netflix debuted the first trailer for Tyler Perry's Madea's Destination Wedding, which sees Tyler Perry's iconic character return for sun, sand and plenty of matrimonial chaos.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
9 June 2025
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Before her wedding to Bezos, Sanchez was married to Patrick Whiteseller.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
27 June 2025
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The Blue Origin founder was married to philanthropist Mackenzie Scott in 1993, and the couple shares four children.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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As anticipated by Variety in April, preparations for the three-day nuptial festivities – reportedly expected to take place June 26-28 – have been raising the hackles of activists who claim that Venice is becoming a playground for the rich to the detriment of its inhabitants.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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Indian weddings are known for being exquisitely festive, and a new restaurant offering the fare typically served at the celebratory occasions invites anyone to take place in a traditional nuptial banquet.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The latest installment follows the central friends-to-lovers romance of Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), ending with their connubial bliss and a new Bridgerton baby, the future new Lord Featherington.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 June 2024
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But now, the widowed Sophie needs West to feign an engagement with her in order to push her younger (also widowed) sister Alexandra into her own connubial bliss.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Feb. 2024
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marital. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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