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Definition of bridalnext
as in wedding
a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony an old-fashioned country bridal

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adjective

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Noun
Perfect for a spring or summer wedding, this bridal look is breezy and bright. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026 The mother and daughter run a bridal and quinceañera shop next door. Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
After baking the cake, styling bridal hair and hosting the shower, the letter writer didn’t bring a wedding gift. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 May 2026 While Jarman veered from the bridal norm, Spencer’s classic suit with a light blue shirt was far more standard. Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bridal
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Noun
  • Right now, Amazon’s outlet includes easy cotton dresses for under $20, casual-to-formal shift dresses, and even wedding-ready dresses marked down by as much as 80 percent.
    Aashna Gheewalla, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • And people who are eager to lose extra weight — before a wedding or a vacation, for example — may choose to self-administer a higher-than-recommended dose, said Arthur Caplan, a bioethics professor at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine.
    Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • As mentioned earlier, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements can serve this function.
    Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Handing out prenuptial conflict management books is decidedly not romantic.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Yet, this research suggests that for many working-class Americans, declining marriages may reflect not just changing preferences, but also declining economic stability — particularly among men without college degrees.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • In addition to his four marriages, Paschel has also had several run-ins with the law over the years.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026

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“Bridal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridal. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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