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Recent Examples of bigamy
Three wives in three counties may just be the start for a man facing felony bigamy charges in North Carolina, investigators say.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Betsey, 50, pleaded guilty to the felony bigamy charge in May, according to ABC Action News.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
But in her pursuit of everything, Alicia risks losing it all – because while female bigamy may not be a crime, the fallout can be life-altering.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 31 July 2025
Toni Heath Johnson has various felony convictions dating back to the 1980s, including forgery, credit card theft and bigamy.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Betsey, 50, pleaded guilty to the felony bigamy charge in May, according to ABC Action News.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
But in her pursuit of everything, Alicia risks losing it all – because while female bigamy may not be a crime, the fallout can be life-altering.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 31 July 2025
Toni Heath Johnson has various felony convictions dating back to the 1980s, including forgery, credit card theft and bigamy.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigamy
Noun
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The fundamentalist group split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after Mormons officially abandoned polygamy in 1890.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Kimbanguist Church prohibits polygamy, which is socially accepted in Congo.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More marriages mean more families in pews and more children raised in the faith.—
Peter McGraw,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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After it was revealed that Robach and Holmes were an item in November 2022, both Shue and Fiebig left their respective marriages.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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In Queen Mother, Farmer takes a clear-eyed look at Moore’s foibles, noting her absenteeism during her son’s formative years, her embrace of patriarchal hierarchy in Black communities, and her exhortations for Black women to embrace polygyny to facilitate nation building.—
Dara T. Mathis,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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In short, there remain multiple ways polygyny can be harmful.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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One particular enemy of Gauguin’s was Bishop Martin, a Catholic priest on Hiva Oa who did his best to stomp out local custom, forbidding tattooing, Polynesian dancing, and the customary practice of polyandry.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Then there is the lifelong contentiousness with her mother, Marluce Martins Perry, a talented Brazilian artist who reluctantly traded her gifts and status for matrimony and child-rearing and resented her family in the wake of her decision.—
A.D. Amorosi,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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Lucy works as a high-end matchmaker for New York’s elite while cooly observing that only a very wealthy husband will ever (to paraphrase Elizabeth Bennet) induce her into matrimony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Some House Republicans though argued the measure amounted to government interference, prevented the formation of stable families and would allow babies to be born out of wedlock.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoman,
7 May 2026
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Why would a woman struggling with finding housing have four kids out of wedlock?—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Bigamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigamy. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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