marriage

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as in wedding
a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony just a small group of family and friends have been invited to witness the marriage

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Recent Examples of marriage There are quiet portraits of sisterhood, family ties, long marriages, enduring friendships. Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 Gender and sexuality were central to their cause, which advocated that Christian men and women were biologically and socially distinct, intended to complement one another in heterosexual and procreative marriages. Time, 7 Aug. 2025 But decades ago, Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson, then the Duchess of York, were the center of conversations for their marriages to then Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, respectively, and also because of the relationship between them. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2025 Entrepreneurs who find true fulfillment chase excellence everywhere: in their marriages, with their children, in their health, within their communities. Mike Cangi, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marriage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
Noun
  • Their role is to support clients and other stakeholders to identify and take action against match manipulation, particularly those related to match betting.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Ensure the names on your ID and Social Security card match exactly.
    Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hailey and Justin welcomed their son in August 2024, three months after renewing their wedding vows in Hawaii.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Guests arrived to the ceremony via ferry — a weirdly poetic parallel to the guest transportation for Connor's Succession season 4 wedding ceremony.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Shame on you, Murder Bride, for giving anyone pause about entering the holy state of matrimony.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The stock rose more than 3% in the session, presumably on a potential influx of Swifties looking for unique rings to mark their matrimony.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • To this end, the Kansas City Election Board has mostly relied on existing relationships with schools, churches and libraries.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Centene and the Neidorffs’ contributions didn’t stop in 2019, nor did their business relationship with the state of California.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My knee baby, Ivy, was twenty and studying music over at Ole Miss, and Manny was going into his senior year, set to be salutatorian—all with no children out of wedlock, thank you, Jesus.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Marriages are a strong predictor of births in China, where few children are born out of wedlock—prompting concern over the long-term economic impacts as the birth rate trends downward.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025

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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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