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as in to wed
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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as in to match
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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as in to remarry
to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

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as in to mate
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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Recent Examples of marry You actually were married from 2019 until 2024. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025 Christine still believes in him and wants to marry him. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 The couple was married for nine years. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 Justine and Elon Musk married in 2000 and divorced in 2008. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marry
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  • Meryl Streep’s schedule presumably explains why Loretta, newly wedded to Martin Short’s Oliver, spends the first half of the latest Only Murders in the Building season off-screen.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Another source told People in August 2025 that Swift and Kelce aren’t currently wedding planning.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Fritz’s Team World now has a 7-3 lead over Team Europe after seven matches, with five to play, including Saturday night’s doubles match.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Engineering studies show that with moderate carbon costs (say $15–30 per tCO₂), and if renewable H₂ drops toward $1–2/kg, green routes can match or beat coal.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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  • Around the half-hour mark, King combined with Iwobi and made a smart off-the-ball run to open a passing lane to Sessegnon, with the left-back seeing his shot saved by Caoimhin Kelleher.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Shoppers can combine the 20% discount with other qualifying coupons and promo codes for even more savings.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
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  • The morning kicked off behind the Rose Creek Cottage and was one of many activities hosted by Friends of Rose Creek, an organization aimed at preserving the natural habitat and connecting community members.
    Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Both capitals sit along the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits, home to busy shipping lanes which connect the North Sea to the Baltic Sea.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • Republican Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is resigning to lead a new conservative organization committed to opposing teachers' unions.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Poulsen has not committed to invoking Article 4 yet.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • That Bonnie shows up toting a rifle doesn’t put Benjamin’s mind at ease, but Bonnie hasn’t come to kill Benjamin; but to propose a deal.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The company proposed a 250,000 square foot expansion next to its campus in 2023, however, the incentive for the two product lines is not related to that initial proposal, a city spokesperson said in an email to the Star-Telegram.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • The engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
  • And even then, these incredibly attractive singletons resist the siren song of a potential relationship for as long as possible, like endangered animals who, despite all the efforts of their zookeepers to create the right opportunity, simply refuse to mate.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • Off the pitch, Zayu embraces Mexican culture through dance, food and tradition, uniting people across borders with passion.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • What unites them all are comb rows, which are made of stacks of little hairs (cilia) that row together to propel the animal through the water.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marry. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.

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