as in marriage
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
we intend to be joined in matrimony until "death do us part"
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Recent Examples of matrimony
Lucy works as a high-end matchmaker for New York’s elite while cooly observing that only a very wealthy husband will ever (to paraphrase Elizabeth Bennet) induce her into matrimony.
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Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
The three couples — who have 179 years of matrimony between them — soon got together to see the dress, all those years later, and to pass it into Vanderpool's possession for the day her granddaughter gets married.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
This union will be especially fragile, given that the two parties at the altar would like to kill each other (a condition that I am told usually takes decades of Anglican matrimony).
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Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
The stock rose more than 3% in the session, presumably on a potential influx of Swifties looking for unique rings to mark their matrimony.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
The three couples — who have 179 years of matrimony between them — soon got together to see the dress, all those years later, and to pass it into Vanderpool's possession for the day her granddaughter gets married.
—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
This union will be especially fragile, given that the two parties at the altar would like to kill each other (a condition that I am told usually takes decades of Anglican matrimony).
—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
The stock rose more than 3% in the session, presumably on a potential influx of Swifties looking for unique rings to mark their matrimony.
—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matrimony
marriage
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President Trump has four other children from his previous marriages who were also present.
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From decades-long marriages to young love, see the significant others of these Sweet Magnolias stars.
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“Matrimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matrimony. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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