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as in match
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
some religions consider marriage a sacrament
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Recent Examples of marriage
The women must navigate unraveling marriages, family secrets and personal demons—lean on each other or risk watching their sisterhood shatter forever.
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Kennedy French, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Their lives are more fulfilled, their relationships are improved, their marriages are improved and their relationships with their kids are made much fuller and more vibrant and loving.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Duvall’s three previous marriages — to Barbara Benjamin, Gail Youngs and Sharon Brophy — ended in divorce.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Of the 14 marriages that have occurred from 30-plus engagements on Love Is Blind over the past nine seasons, six have ended in divorce.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy French, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Their lives are more fulfilled, their relationships are improved, their marriages are improved and their relationships with their kids are made much fuller and more vibrant and loving.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Duvall’s three previous marriages — to Barbara Benjamin, Gail Youngs and Sharon Brophy — ended in divorce.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Of the 14 marriages that have occurred from 30-plus engagements on Love Is Blind over the past nine seasons, six have ended in divorce.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
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Ahead of the Australia match, Iran forward Sara Didar was emotional while speaking to the media, choking up with tears while speaking about the squad’s families.—
Christina Macfarlane,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Farke, 49, was shown a red card by referee Peter Bankes after jogging onto the Elland Road pitch and confronting the match officials following the 1-0 defeat.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Tragically, just three years after this wedding, O’Byrne would also preside over Kennedy and Bessette’s funeral.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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But Carolyn and John, in trying to go against the grain and trying to be small and off the grid, actually changed the wedding industry overnight.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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Lucy works as a high-end matchmaker for New York’s elite while cooly observing that only a very wealthy husband will ever (to paraphrase Elizabeth Bennet) induce her into matrimony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The three couples — who have 179 years of matrimony between them — soon got together to see the dress, all those years later, and to pass it into Vanderpool's possession for the day her granddaughter gets married.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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One 2021 review published in The American Journal of Medicine looked into the relationship between mushroom consumption and cardiovascular health.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
8 Mar. 2026
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Acknowledging that most civil law now permits legitimization after the fact, some jurisdictions still discriminate against a child born out of wedlock.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Born out of wedlock to a teenage mom, growing up under the oppressive cloud of segregation, confined to schools, sports facilities, movie theaters that were separate and unequal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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