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Recent Examples of marriageable
Sweet and kind Elodie is merely the latest in a long line of marriageable young dupes.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women.
—Wasbir Hussain, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
Once Rhaenyra becomes marriageable, Viserys fields a plethora of suitors for her hand.
—David Routt, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
The decline is partly due to decades of policies designed to limit China's population growth, which mean there are fewer young people of marriageable age, according to Chinese officials and sociologists.
—Jessie Yeung and Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022
Yes, Bridgerton is back, and with it the debut of a new social season, along with a fresh crop of marriageable lords and ladies.
—Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022
Despite Francois’ infrequent appearances, something is brewing between him and Maria, who’s now of marriageable age.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Sep. 2021
Mai acts with the license of a woman who has the wealth of three marriageable sons.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2021
All the components of a traditional fairytale are present in the story: warring kings, a marriageable princess, fairies, a prince, enchantments, a villainess.
—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 11 Apr. 2021
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women.
—Wasbir Hussain, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
Once Rhaenyra becomes marriageable, Viserys fields a plethora of suitors for her hand.
—David Routt, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
The decline is partly due to decades of policies designed to limit China's population growth, which mean there are fewer young people of marriageable age, according to Chinese officials and sociologists.
—Jessie Yeung and Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022
Yes, Bridgerton is back, and with it the debut of a new social season, along with a fresh crop of marriageable lords and ladies.
—Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022
Despite Francois’ infrequent appearances, something is brewing between him and Maria, who’s now of marriageable age.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Sep. 2021
Mai acts with the license of a woman who has the wealth of three marriageable sons.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2021
All the components of a traditional fairytale are present in the story: warring kings, a marriageable princess, fairies, a prince, enchantments, a villainess.
—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 11 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriageable
Adjective
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However, when unpaired with satisfaction, these beliefs can lead to serious doubts about the relationship in its entirety.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Hydrogen peroxide forms as a byproduct when energetic particles break apart water molecules, leading to the recombination of OH radicals — highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Emma Shipp as Janey Archer, Newland’s sister who is unmarried but desperately wants to change that.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Her parents disapproved of her being unmarried and pregnant, and her boyfriend’s strained relationship with his own mother left them with no one to rely on.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ashley Darby, after seven winters, six summers, and two presidential administrations, has finally gotten divorced from the corporeal gremlin known as Michael Darby.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Bird’s Nest now houses 11 women between the ages of 60 and 80, most of them single, divorced or widowed.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Marriageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriageable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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