1
as in marrying
to give in marriage
the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm
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2
as in mating
to perform the ceremony of marriage for
the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month
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3
as in tying the knot
to take a spouse
she swore that she would never wed
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4
as in espousing
to take as a spouse
a true romantic, he intends to wed her on Valentine's Day
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Recent Examples of wedding
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
Their wedding was held at Natalie's family's Georgia farm later that year.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Kai Cenat speaks onstage during Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center in New York on June 21, and Kim Kardashian at Hotel Gritti in Venice, Italy, ahead of the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding on June 26.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
And Kelce has talked about how NFL logistics prevent weddings from happening in specific seasons.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
Their wedding was held at Natalie's family's Georgia farm later that year.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
Another source told People in August 2025 that Swift and Kelce aren’t currently wedding planning.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Kai Cenat speaks onstage during Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center in New York on June 21, and Kim Kardashian at Hotel Gritti in Venice, Italy, ahead of the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding on June 26.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedding
Noun
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China is set to have 200 million one-person households by the end of the decade, according to state media: Fertility rates are dropping, marriages are declining, and life expectancy is lengthening.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Harrison has six children from his four previous marriages, including three stepdaughters.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Jill Biden was married to William Stevenson from 1970 to 1975 before marrying Joe Biden in 1977.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Affleck and Lopez, who first dated and were previously engaged 2002 to 2004, rekindled their relationship in 2021 before marrying in 2022.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedding. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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