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
The bride was in her mid-thirties, with bottle-blond hair and ice-white teeth.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Watch the video above to see the mother of the bride’s emotional reaction.
—Seth Carnell, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Viewers were able to see the canine strolling along with their owner while on leash, before coming across the large decorative corpse bride.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Is the richest man in town and the father of the bride responsible for their disappearance?
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Watch the video above to see the mother of the bride’s emotional reaction.
—Seth Carnell, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Viewers were able to see the canine strolling along with their owner while on leash, before coming across the large decorative corpse bride.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Is the richest man in town and the father of the bride responsible for their disappearance?
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bride
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bride
Noun
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Nowadays the ghosts of the hotel’s original owner, his wife, and a mysterious child are said to haunt the property.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Of his first impressions of his future wife, Plemons had nothing but praise.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With this imagery, a terrain map can be generated for use by urban planners, or a soldier can print a copy of an image and share it with foreign mission partners on the battlefield.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her partner's mom got OP's daughter a gift, but none of her partner's siblings did.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Are Asian lady beetles harmful?—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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And, like Ferguson’s character, whose split train is carried by ladies in waiting, Balti is also trailed by models who keep her impressive flowing train off the ground.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Konner explains that in the writers’ room, Foster will tell a story involving her husband—who is Jewish though not a rabbi—and while some of the staff will relate to Foster, others will see themselves in her spouse.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Carrying on his work, his spouse Roberta Lord saw the project through.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Bride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bride. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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