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as in mated
to take a spouse
she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong
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as in combined
to come together to form a single unit
white wine and chicken marry especially well
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Recent Examples of married
Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
Heather recognized Mindi because Mindi was married to Heather's ex-husband, Nick Kassotis, a Naval officer — a lawyer in JAG, the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
For example, compared to today, people in the 1950s married younger, had more children, and divorced less frequently.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
In her three years at the helm, Wolff—who is married to F1 team principal Toto Wolff—has shifted the series away from box-ticking sponsorships toward brands invested in long-term talent pipelines.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
Heather recognized Mindi because Mindi was married to Heather's ex-husband, Nick Kassotis, a Naval officer — a lawyer in JAG, the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in the royal wedding of the century on July 29, 1981.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
For example, compared to today, people in the 1950s married younger, had more children, and divorced less frequently.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
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Many issues can arise in blended or non-traditional families because laws tend to favor nuclear, biological and marital relationships, and often exclude stepchildren and unmarried partners.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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The wife was awarded 100 percent of the marital assets.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Before the Missouri Tigers (Shop Mizzou) face Miami in the NCAA Tournament, the fraternity of basketball has already tremendously connected the two programs.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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Many of those people get connected to supportive housing, medical care, and addiction treatment.—
Grey Gardner,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota committed six turnovers across six minutes as the Scarlet Knights went on an 11-0 run to win 72-67 in a second-round Big Ten tournament game at United Center in Chicago.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
12 Mar. 2026
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In her John Brown shirt and Ruth Bader Ginsburg pin, Jones committed to keep protesting.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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The 323 million visits to America’s national parks in 2025 are more than twice the attendance — 135 million — at professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games combined.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The teams combined to make 10 of their final 12 shots.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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The nine engines will be delivered on a rolling basis and mated to the first stage on-site.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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After losing their clutch, the eagles brought sticks, fluff and prey to the nest, and mated — all signs new eggs might come.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The 26 victories matched a school record.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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Investigators also found palm prints on the hood of Duckett’s patrol car that matched Teresa, which prosecutors claimed was from her being raped while on the car and trying to push away.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Margulis keeps her teammates engaged too.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The 17 Again star was previously engaged to actor Cottrell Guidry and producer and director Darren Genet.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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The band formed in 1988 and performs 19th-century maritime Celtic music fused with klezmer, polka and milonga.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The material was porous and crumbly, allaying fears that the fuel might’ve fused into a diamond-hard mass impenetrable even to drills.—
Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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