as in boyfriend
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
he gazed lovingly at his betrothed throughout the dinner
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Recent Examples of betrothed
Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2021
Pay close attention to the betrothed couple's preferred dress code.
—Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2021
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Aug. 2025
As the novel unfolds, Carson follows Lexa’s life at the foot of the mountain, as she is caught between loyalties to her family and to her betrothed, while the spectre of violence creeps closer by the day.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is hosting a Colonial wedding dance, such as Webster himself would have taken part in with his betrothed Rebecca Greenleaf, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. Colonial costumes encouraged but not required.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2021
Pay close attention to the betrothed couple's preferred dress code.
—Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2021
Noun
Though Malcolm hopes to spend some alone time with his betrothed, Ellen talks him into helping build the needfire, a wooden structure that will be burned in celebration after dark.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Aug. 2025
As the novel unfolds, Carson follows Lexa’s life at the foot of the mountain, as she is caught between loyalties to her family and to her betrothed, while the spectre of violence creeps closer by the day.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for betrothed
Adjective
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Since then, my father-in-law has become engaged to a woman who, frankly, is not liked by anyone in our family.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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In just one year, AI adoption jumped from about 20 to 36 percent among engaged couples.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Actress Jessica Alba was spotted rocking a playful boho bikini and cap during a beach date with boyfriend Danny Ramirez.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Among their other sleepovers — from one night to four months — were two hotels, an Airbnb, a church parking lot, another campground, a townhome rental and three tiny guest houses — one at a co-worker’s boyfriend’s house.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, who came to power after a US military operation removed President Nicolás Maduro, proposed the new amnesty law last month under pressure from Washington.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Boston community leaders proposed a new plan to tackle the open-air drug market at and around Mass and Cass that focuses on getting addicts off the streets, out of jail and into recovery in order to avoid last summer’s crowding and chaos.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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How could a man so committed to the jutting-chin school of acting, who emphasized nearly every other word, get through so much dialogue so quickly?—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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For 20-odd years, Adams has been one of Hollywood’s most reliably committed and conscientious performers.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Years of steadily climbing coffee prices have some in this country of coffee lovers upending their habits by nixing cafe visits, switching to cheaper brews or forgoing it altogether.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Fennell cast Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff and Margot Robbie plays Cathy in this tale of childhood friends turned tortured lovers, kept apart by heartbreaking misunderstandings and their own destructive decisions.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Van Dyke and his 31-year-old girlfriend were confined in a single room by two armed male assailants according to investigators, SURFER reported.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Family members report Tovnash was his girlfriend.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That is still short of the 200,000 Newsom promised.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Each of these characters is perfectly positioned for the life of privilege their parents promised, and yet eager for something different.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On Saturday, Providence pledged its support for Watts and its faith in the agency’s future.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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The United Arab Emirates and the United States have already pledged $1 billion to Trump’s Board of Peace, according to two officials close to the board's funding matters.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Betrothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrothed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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