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bride-to-be

noun

: a woman who is going to be married soon

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Ironically, the bride-to-be was aware of the birthday conflict from the start. Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025 Now, this millennial bride-to-be is giving internet viewers an inside look at her extravagant new life. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 The pair’s unorthodox approach was informed by Madeline’s past experiences as a bride-to-be. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025 In Colombia, an 18-year-old visits her estranged mother — a former guerrilla turned bride-to-be — hoping to find a revolutionary heroine but instead encounters silence, regret and love unspoken. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bride-to-be

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“Bride-to-be.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bride-to-be. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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