as in wife
a woman who has just married or is about to be married
a new bride the mother of the bride
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Recent Examples of bride
Mother of the bride Thurman was photographed in a gauzy light blue dress, and Ethan Hawke was in a navy blue suit paired with a black button-down.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Onassis died of cancer in May 1994, a year before the proposal—never meeting her son's future bride.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
The guest list was full of stars, including the bride's former co-star and The White Lotus star Sam Nivola with his girlfriend Iris Apatow, former Little Women co-star Kathryn Newton, plus Hawke's Stranger Things co-stars.
—Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2026
Now, 13 brides have worn the dress.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Onassis died of cancer in May 1994, a year before the proposal—never meeting her son's future bride.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
The guest list was full of stars, including the bride's former co-star and The White Lotus star Sam Nivola with his girlfriend Iris Apatow, former Little Women co-star Kathryn Newton, plus Hawke's Stranger Things co-stars.
—Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2026
Now, 13 brides have worn the dress.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bride
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The couple moved to the Middle East and worked as pastor and pastor’s wife, ministering to expatriates, learning Arabic and homeschooling their growing brood.—
Rachel Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The defense attorney has told the judge that Dratman and Fischer failed to call up a witness who gave investigators an alibi for Serafini on the day his wife’s parents were shot.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Moon called the five-day recovery effort one that drew extraordinary cooperation from local, state and federal partners and acknowledged the toll on rescuers and families.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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However, be patient with partners and close friends.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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Luck be a lady with Chinese sodiac predictions.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The exemplar of how controversy can turn sports agnostics into a captive audience is the ladies’ singles figure skating finals at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Real-life spouses Dave Franco and Alison Brie star as a couple who move to the countryside and find themselves gradually being fused — literally — upon interacting with a mysterious cave.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Pima County Sheriff's Department announced this week that Savannah Guthrie, her two siblings and their spouses have been cleared as suspects.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Bride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bride. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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