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
This ensemble is tailor-made for a modern bride, whether for a rehearsal dinner, a welcome reception, or a cocktail hour.
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Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 14 May 2026
The streets around Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City are often filled with brides and grooms, posing for wedding photos against auspicious red backdrops in a place that strongly reflects Chinese culture and tradition.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Also, Phil slightly overlooked a small, but critical detail - weddings are, traditionally speaking, about the bride.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Before the girls’ parents can even host their engagement parties, the child brides are forced onto the bullet train of wedding planning.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026
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Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 14 May 2026
The streets around Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City are often filled with brides and grooms, posing for wedding photos against auspicious red backdrops in a place that strongly reflects Chinese culture and tradition.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Also, Phil slightly overlooked a small, but critical detail - weddings are, traditionally speaking, about the bride.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Before the girls’ parents can even host their engagement parties, the child brides are forced onto the bullet train of wedding planning.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bride
Noun
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One of those soldiers is Myhailo Yavorskyi, a Chicagoan who was killed in eastern Ukraine in 2023, leaving behind a wife and young daughter.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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But this album is even more a celebration of memory, with plenty of current happiness thrown in too — as if his recollections about his Liverpool boyhood and his contemporary mash notes to his wife, Nancy Shevell, occupied adjacent spots on his personal timeline.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Marks and his partner, Robert Hazan, both Americans, told the Naperville Sun in 2020 that business concept for Guzman y Gomez stemmed from their inability to find authentic Mexican food in Australia.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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There’s some consistency to how McCartney and his partner have fashioned this as a rock record that’s closer to mid-period Wings than any kind of flagrant Beatles self-homage.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Keep that one in your back pocket, ladies.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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The fat lady is doing arpeggios backstage at the Bellagio.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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Mistakes can follow the executor, the surviving spouse, or the beneficiaries long after the funeral.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Here’s what experts say ‘Survivor’s penalty’ can affect retirees after a spouse dies.—
Charlotte Morabito,
CNBC,
23 May 2026
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“Bride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bride. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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