betroth

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Recent Examples of betroth Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco will undoubtedly host one of the celebrity weddings of the decade after recently becoming betrothed. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 Short of an official announcement, there's really no reason to believe that Zendaya and Holland, who've been together for years and play love interests in the Spider-Man movies, aren't betrothed. Marci Robin, Allure, 6 Jan. 2025 The film is a fairy tale that follows a young princess named Buttercup (Robin Wright) who suddenly gets betrothed to a vile prince despite already finding her one true love, Westley (Cary Elwes). Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024 She’s been betrothed to 41-year-old producer Jonathan Davino since 2022. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for betroth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betroth
Verb
  • Councilmembers Jonathan Bingle and Michael Cathcart, representing the conservative minority and downtown, proposed replicating Prop 1, but the progressive majority rejected the idea – twice.
    Tim Clouser, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
  • This integrated approach enables solution providers to deliver more value, propose valuable enhancements or new services at exactly the right moment.
    Rachel Lyubovitzky, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • That is rich, coming from a presidential administration that promised to fight bureaucracy.
    Emma Collum, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
  • Del Mar will commence the start of its summer season on July 18 with a celebration that promises eye-catching arrays of color, lively music, bountiful beverages, and swift horses practically flying down the homestretch.
    Kelley Carlson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.
    Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
  • Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2019
Verb
  • The Houston Texans have pledged $500,000 to the community after a deadly flash flood in Texas Hill Country claimed the lives of at least 32 people, including children, Friday.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • Franks pledged to continue calling an emergency meeting each day until the council reaches an agreement about the cooling center.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • He’s played the last two seasons with the Tri-City Americans in the Western Hockey League — totaling 11-43-54 in 68 games this past season — but has already committed to Penn State in the fall.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • But a final decision to proceed and commit to the mission will not be made before the space agency's ministerial meeting in November.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Freyer was the inaugural CEO of Champions of Change Coalition, which engages leaders in accelerating progress on gender equality.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • Lipa and Turner recently got engaged, the singer confirmed in an interview with British Vogue published June 12, after fans noticed Lipa wearing a diamond ring on her left ring finger in a Christmas Eve photo in December 2024.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • McDavid’s older brother, Cameron is getting married, and McDavid’s Oilers teammate, Leon Draisaitl, is marrying actress Celeste Desjardins — a close friend of Kyle’s since their high-school days in Sudbury, Ont.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Bezos, who is the billionaire founder and CEO of Amazon, has been married once before; so has Sánchez.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025

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“Betroth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betroth. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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