marital status
noun
: the state of being married or not married
—used on official forms to ask if a person is married, single, divorced, or widowed
Please enter your marital status.
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The Pew analysis uses the refined divorce rate, which is the number of divorces divided by the number of married women ages 15 and older, multiplied by 1,000, rather than the overall divorce rate, which measures divorces per 1,000 women regardless of their marital status.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Moreover, within wider patriarchal systems that afford few women, regardless of marital status, economic and social security, polygyny may not just be a tolerable choice but in some contexts a preferred arrangement with tangible benefits for both genders.
—David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Season two explores the fallout of this reveal and Meredith and Derek spend a lot of time fighting their feelings for each other in light of Derek’s marital status.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Your marital status on December 31 determines whether you are considered single or married for that year.
—Dan Avery,andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Moreover, within wider patriarchal systems that afford few women, regardless of marital status, economic and social security, polygyny may not just be a tolerable choice but in some contexts a preferred arrangement with tangible benefits for both genders.
—David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Season two explores the fallout of this reveal and Meredith and Derek spend a lot of time fighting their feelings for each other in light of Derek’s marital status.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Your marital status on December 31 determines whether you are considered single or married for that year.
—Dan Avery,andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for marital status
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“Marital status.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital%20status. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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