as in wedded
of or relating to marriage
neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got
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Recent Examples of marital
With a bassinet in one hand and a suitcase in the other, Birkin left her marital home and moved in with her parents.
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Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In a 2022 study, researchers set out to explore how holding back one’s feelings affects psychological well-being and marital satisfaction.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That in itself wasn't the issue, but rather, their choice of marital name.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
During trial, Hoshmand’s wife refused to testify, invoking marital privilege.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In a 2022 study, researchers set out to explore how holding back one’s feelings affects psychological well-being and marital satisfaction.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That in itself wasn't the issue, but rather, their choice of marital name.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
During trial, Hoshmand’s wife refused to testify, invoking marital privilege.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marital
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Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The figures include Abigail Abbot Bailey, an eighteenth-century New Englander whose efforts to leave her abusive husband, Asa, were hindered not just by strictures against divorce but also by the prevailing attitudes toward conjugal desire.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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Over the course of his 50 years work as an accountant and business manager, initially in his native London and later in Los Angeles, Brown handled his clients’ touring, accounting, assets, royalties, taxes, music catalogs, matrimonial and real estate business and more.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before jumping all in, consider grabbing your matrimonial attorney, talent manager, and financial advisory team for a chat.—
Morgan Mouchette,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The event, hosted by Citizen and Zales, will celebrate 20 married couples whose 2020 weddings were derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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In 1962, National Geographic sent a Dutch photographer named Hugo van Lawick to capture her work, and after some initial trepidation, the two became close and later married.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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No word, if Lively and Reynolds are going to Swift’s wedding with repeat Super Bowl champ and Kansas City Chief player Travis Kelce – but then again there is no word when that American royalty nuptial day is happening and who is going besides Swift and Kelce.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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The princess bride was escorted down the aisle by her father, the future reigning prince of Liechtenstein, and the nuptial mass music was performed by the St Florin Vaduz Church Choir and Schola St Florin.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The latest installment follows the central friends-to-lovers romance of Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), ending with their connubial bliss and a new Bridgerton baby, the future new Lord Featherington.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 June 2024
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Over the last five months, Sydney Steinberg and Noah Findling have invited listeners into their connubial bed several times a week to hear about their lives as an entertainment power couple.—
Marc Hershon,
Vulture,
26 July 2023
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marital. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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