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Recent Examples of conjugal
Prince Edward and Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh’s conjugal coat of arms has been spied online shortly after a royal crest on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s new website caused a commotion.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
The disco-pop/rock-opera musical chronicles Imelda’s life, from her roots in abject poverty through the fall of her husband’s regime (often described as a conjugal dictatorship) at the hands of the People Power Revolution.
—Time, 27 July 2023
Most sexologists admit the fact that tiring workdays and hectic schedules can cause a drastic deterioration in one's conjugal life.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023
Francis has even gone so far as to denounce as Pharisees those who affirm the authority of the church teaching that communion for the divorced or remarried who engage in the conjugal act is never permissible.
—R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
The disco-pop/rock-opera musical chronicles Imelda’s life, from her roots in abject poverty through the fall of her husband’s regime (often described as a conjugal dictatorship) at the hands of the People Power Revolution.
—Time, 27 July 2023
Most sexologists admit the fact that tiring workdays and hectic schedules can cause a drastic deterioration in one's conjugal life.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023
Francis has even gone so far as to denounce as Pharisees those who affirm the authority of the church teaching that communion for the divorced or remarried who engage in the conjugal act is never permissible.
—R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjugal
marital
Adjective
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Generational conflict makes this tension worse where young people reject traditional marital expectations, but still feel the pressure to tie the knot, according to the study.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Plans for a marital dissolution seem to have been in the works prior to that date, however.—
Sean Mandell,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Conjugal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjugal. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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