as in girlfriend
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
his fiancée is insisting on an elaborate wedding
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Recent Examples of fiancée
And a man who strangled his pregnant 19-year-old fiancee and hid her body in a shallow grave.
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Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
Court records say the occupants — including Schwenk, Myers, Myers’ fiancee, and Schwenk’s mother — all escaped the blaze safely.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
The younger Trump and his fiancee, Florida socialite Bettina Anderson, are due to wed on Saturday in the Bahamas.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026
Jor'Dynn Duncan had been living with her father's fiancee, Emily Kelly, at the time of her death in December 2025, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said in a news release announcing Kelly, her mother and her daughter had been indicted in the child's killing.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Along with his then fiancee and now wife Emily, the defender popped in and began to feel that Celtic power.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Philadelphia sports radio personality Mike Missanelli was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly assaulting his fiancee, police said.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Because of my daughter’s lesbian relationship, my son does not plan to invite his sister’s fiancee to the wedding, saying their values don’t align.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The news upends everything, and Charlie is left struggling to figure out how to go forward, how to try to forget, how — or whether — to adjust his image of his beautiful, perfect fiancee.
—Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
Court records say the occupants — including Schwenk, Myers, Myers’ fiancee, and Schwenk’s mother — all escaped the blaze safely.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
The younger Trump and his fiancee, Florida socialite Bettina Anderson, are due to wed on Saturday in the Bahamas.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026
Jor'Dynn Duncan had been living with her father's fiancee, Emily Kelly, at the time of her death in December 2025, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said in a news release announcing Kelly, her mother and her daughter had been indicted in the child's killing.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Along with his then fiancee and now wife Emily, the defender popped in and began to feel that Celtic power.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Philadelphia sports radio personality Mike Missanelli was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly assaulting his fiancee, police said.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Because of my daughter’s lesbian relationship, my son does not plan to invite his sister’s fiancee to the wedding, saying their values don’t align.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The news upends everything, and Charlie is left struggling to figure out how to go forward, how to try to forget, how — or whether — to adjust his image of his beautiful, perfect fiancee.
—Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiancée
Noun
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Murphy first became a father with Eric in 1989 (with his then-girlfriend Paulette McNeely).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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But the heart of this action-comedy that’s really a high-concept girlfriend movie is Ginger Minj and Jujubee, their characterizations in perfect sync, their rapport endearing and their triumph-of-the-underdog arc something worth rooting for.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Additionally, a jury found Pasqual guilty of first-degree residential burglary and multiple counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiance's, boyfriend, girlfriend or child's parent.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Carpenter requested that her sister, Sarah, and her sister’s boyfriend, guitarist George Smith, be added to the protection order as well since the couple reside in her Los Angeles home.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The worn penny tile floor and brick wall collection of show posters—Soundgarden, Butthole Surfers, Sonic Youth, Alice in Chains—are hallowed ground on any grunge lover's pilgrimage to the state.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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For nature lovers, surfers, divers and fishermen, the setting offers both seclusion and connection.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fiancée.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fianc%C3%A9e. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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