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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
Love Is Blind, the dating series that challenges singles to find love and get engaged sight-unseen, has resulted in nine marriages across 10 seasons, with one extra couple that stayed together after declining to walk down the aisle (and a couple that formed after the cameras stopped rolling).
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2026
In most of these marriages, the non-Jewish partners were Christian women who faced enormous social stigma and political threats.
—Danielle Wirsansky, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
In 2018, Kentucky was a vanguard in the fight to end child marriages, becoming one of the first states to enact legislation limiting marriages for those under 18.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
Of course, much of what displays a pattern—lifelong friendships, enduring marriages, serious scholarship, the making of art, prayer, Sunday mornings in winter—is also pregnant with meaning.
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2026
In most of these marriages, the non-Jewish partners were Christian women who faced enormous social stigma and political threats.
—Danielle Wirsansky, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
In 2018, Kentucky was a vanguard in the fight to end child marriages, becoming one of the first states to enact legislation limiting marriages for those under 18.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
Of course, much of what displays a pattern—lifelong friendships, enduring marriages, serious scholarship, the making of art, prayer, Sunday mornings in winter—is also pregnant with meaning.
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
Noun
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This crochet sweater is a close match to Alba’s vacation ’fit.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Heuermann was arrested in 2023 after a DNA match.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Nordqusts find their wedding album amid the rubble.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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RadarOnline is reporting that as the King and Queen celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary, the occasion was overshadowed by grief.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Seek out relationships with those who are kind, helpful and have your back.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Warmer air holds more water, and the relationship is exponential, so small increases in temperature can yield huge jumps in rainfall intensity.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Why would a woman struggling with finding housing have four kids out of wedlock?—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 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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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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