INTERMARRIAGE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

intermarriage

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Definition of intermarriage

as in miscegenation

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Recent Examples of intermarriage By the Eighties, almost half of all Jews were marrying non-Jews, and worry over the long-term implications of intermarriage had become its own cottage industry. — Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 The debate over intermarriage in Conservative Judaism has persisted for decades, reflecting the movement’s dual commitments to tradition and change. — Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025 Despite historical skepticism in American Judaism around intermarriage, the idea that an intermarried family like the Hunters can live a robust Jewish life is gaining broader acceptance. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024 The effects of this lower social status have persisted across generations, even amid extensive intermarriage between French populations and the descendants of other immigrant groups, including Irish, Italians, and Poles. — Gregory Clark, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2014 See All Example Sentences for intermarriage

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Noun

Nancy Buirski's documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who fought Virginia's Jim Crow-era miscegenation laws, eschews narration, instead using archival footage and interviews with those involved to tell a quiet but forceful story that is both a cry for justice and a romance.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The press, however—fearing backlash to its positive depiction of interracial romance—rewrote the conclusion without Grey’s knowledge or consent, killing off Nophaie and the offending prospect of miscegenation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025

Definition of miscegenation

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Meanwhile, the palace has been besieged by loutish suitors, led by the scheming Antinous (Robert Pattinson), all of them vying for the queen’s hand in remarriage and mooching off the absent king’s food and wine.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Despite John and Pat’s remarriage, John continued living in the Cramerton home with Yaffe, according to court records.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Definition of remarriage

Noun

Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
In each of the portraits, his subjects are draped by the white veil, both a symbol of matrimony and silence.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of matrimony

Noun

Norah and Magdalen learn that they were technically born out of wedlock and, because of a legitimacy codicil in their father’s will, are therefore unable to receive their parents’ money.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
The mother and child homes, under the auspices of the Catholic Church, sought to isolate women who had children out of wedlock from the rest of society.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of wedlock

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His mother, Marie Jillich, went by Miriam to appease her in-laws who disapproved of the mixed marriage.

— Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Of the educationally mixed marriages, the majority—62 percent—were hypogamous, up from 39 percent in 1980.

— Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025

Definition of mixed marriage

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