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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
By 1868—after two marriages, two children, and a divorce—Woodhull had settled in New York with Tennie, where the two continued their work as clairvoyants.
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Mindy Johnston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
The gathering, which takes place in the women’s homes, has endured through each phase of their lives — marriages, motherhood, even illness.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
More marriages mean more families in pews and more children raised in the faith.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Both marriages ended in divorce in the 1990s, and Charles and Camilla married in 2005.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
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Mindy Johnston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
The gathering, which takes place in the women’s homes, has endured through each phase of their lives — marriages, motherhood, even illness.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
More marriages mean more families in pews and more children raised in the faith.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Both marriages ended in divorce in the 1990s, and Charles and Camilla married in 2005.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
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The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Going to matches is more like a pilgrimage.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Wilson's wedding-day look marked a notable shift for the Grammy-winning singer, who has previously spoken openly about her lifelong connection to bell-bottoms.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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The pair finished up with Colbert sending a congratulatory cake from the network – a multi-layered wedding-style beast – sailing downward.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Then there is the lifelong contentiousness with her mother, Marluce Martins Perry, a talented Brazilian artist who reluctantly traded her gifts and status for matrimony and child-rearing and resented her family in the wake of her decision.—
A.D. Amorosi,
SPIN,
4 May 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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In the decades since, theorizing of the relationship between natural and artificial literature spawned a whole new academic field, generally within English departments.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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And whatever rifts had formed in his relationship with Altman were largely absent from social media.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Wilde navigates the tonal shifts with authority, delivering surprises along the way, including an ending that somehow delivers hope for the institution of wedlock.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Some House Republicans though argued the measure amounted to government interference, prevented the formation of stable families and would allow babies to be born out of wedlock.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoman,
7 May 2026
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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