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Recent Examples of bigamy
May 30: Future U.S. President Andrew Jackson shoots and kills American attorney Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson accused Jackson's wife of bigamy.
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John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024
Section 241 in Mississippi's state constitution specifies 10 felonies—murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement or bigamy—for which a conviction will result in a person losing their right to vote.
—Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022
Tosches says Uncle Lee dissuaded them, but couldn't save his nephew from bigamy.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
Strong’s Canadian citizenship was confirmed along with the public reveal of his bigamy.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2023
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John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024
Section 241 in Mississippi's state constitution specifies 10 felonies—murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement or bigamy—for which a conviction will result in a person losing their right to vote.
—Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022
Tosches says Uncle Lee dissuaded them, but couldn't save his nephew from bigamy.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
Strong’s Canadian citizenship was confirmed along with the public reveal of his bigamy.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigamy
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Idaho State Police issued an Amber Alert for two teens whose mother and authorities believe are headed out of state to meet a religious group known for practicing polygamy.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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His maternal grandmother raised him and his older brother, not entrusting them to one of his father’s three other wives (polygamy is common is South Sudanese culture).—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Their son, Monty, was born in 2017, with each having one child from their previous marriages.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Off-screen, many of them have been in marriages for almost the same amount of time.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
9 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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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 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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While legacy agencies might still operate like Victorian-era matchmakers, arranging introductions between clients and journalists with no promises of matrimony, Spynn functions more like a Las Vegas wedding chapel — quick, certain and surprisingly effective.—
Ascend Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2025
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In defeat, the matrimony between manager, club and city had never been more visible.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Marriages are a strong predictor of births in China, where few children are born out of wedlock—prompting concern over the long-term economic impacts as the birth rate trends downward.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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An increase in marriages is a strong indicator of a forthcoming rise in births, as childbirth outside of wedlock is uncommon in South Korea.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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“Bigamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigamy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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