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
Plans for a marital dissolution seem to have been in the works prior to that date, however.
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Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Part of what makes the case complex is Hartsfield’s marital history.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The morning after the raid, Olivia and Arthur have a chat that confirms the strength of their marital arrangement and Olivia’s expectation that Arthur will continue to pursue his political career, a discussion that’s more or less drawn to a close when Rafferty arrives in answer to Arthur’s summons.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
With a bassinet in one hand and a suitcase in the other, Birkin left her marital home and moved in with her parents.
—Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Part of what makes the case complex is Hartsfield’s marital history.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The morning after the raid, Olivia and Arthur have a chat that confirms the strength of their marital arrangement and Olivia’s expectation that Arthur will continue to pursue his political career, a discussion that’s more or less drawn to a close when Rafferty arrives in answer to Arthur’s summons.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
With a bassinet in one hand and a suitcase in the other, Birkin left her marital home and moved in with her parents.
—Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marital
Adjective
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Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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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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Over the course of his 50 years work as an accountant and business manager, initially in his native London and later in Los Angeles, Brown handled his clients’ touring, accounting, assets, royalties, taxes, music catalogs, matrimonial and real estate business and more.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before jumping all in, consider grabbing your matrimonial attorney, talent manager, and financial advisory team for a chat.—
Morgan Mouchette,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Schwab was married twice, first to Arthur Edelstein and then to Aaron Schwab, who in 1957 helped launch El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana at a time when many clubs excluded Jewish members.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kelly was previously married to country singer Kacey Musgraves from 2017 to 2020.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Oct. 2025
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No word, if Lively and Reynolds are going to Swift’s wedding with repeat Super Bowl champ and Kansas City Chief player Travis Kelce – but then again there is no word when that American royalty nuptial day is happening and who is going besides Swift and Kelce.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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The princess bride was escorted down the aisle by her father, the future reigning prince of Liechtenstein, and the nuptial mass music was performed by the St Florin Vaduz Church Choir and Schola St Florin.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
1 Sep. 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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Over the last five months, Sydney Steinberg and Noah Findling have invited listeners into their connubial bed several times a week to hear about their lives as an entertainment power couple.—
Marc Hershon,
Vulture,
26 July 2023
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marital. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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