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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
At the height of a cinema career that spanned some 28 films and three marriages, Bardot came to symbolize a nation bursting out of bourgeois respectability.
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CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Not middle-aged adults with three past marriages and two homes between them.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2025
After two additional marriages, Thornton wed former Playboy model Pietra Dawn Cherniak in 1993, and the pair welcomed two sons, William in 1993 and Harry in 1994, before separating three years later.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
From once-unbreakable marriages to headline-making splits, 2025 proved that even Hollywood’s most solid love stories aren’t immune to sudden endings.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Not middle-aged adults with three past marriages and two homes between them.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2025
After two additional marriages, Thornton wed former Playboy model Pietra Dawn Cherniak in 1993, and the pair welcomed two sons, William in 1993 and Harry in 1994, before separating three years later.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
From once-unbreakable marriages to headline-making splits, 2025 proved that even Hollywood’s most solid love stories aren’t immune to sudden endings.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
Noun
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For perhaps the direction WWE is going with this match, backstage, Zayn slapped Drew McIntyre in the face.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Babz will not be flying out to Denver for the title match.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Considering key future milestones and life events, like your children’s weddings or birth of grandchild, may be a tool to keep you anchored.—
Heather L. Locus,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In the fall, the triplets started their senior year of high school, and Lori and Chris Coble celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary in July.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 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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Isn’t the pledge of matrimony to be in a state of near-perpetual togetherness?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
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The former Nickelodeon star spoke about the allegedly abusive relationship with her late mother, Debra, throughout her childhood.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Pearl explores the relationship between cultural prizes and ideas of nationhood, as well as imposter syndrome and external validation, like MFAs, literary awards, and being seen writing in coffeeshops by and with other writers.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement The two make love out of wedlock and conceive a child, angering Agnes’ adoptive family, though her brother, Joe Alwyn’s Bartholomew, who’d been adopted along with her, stands by her side.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
27 Nov. 2025
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Born out of wedlock to a celebrated general, Hedda’s father has left her with only his opulent, Chekhovian gun collection and a precarious foothold in high society.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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