marriageable

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Recent Examples of marriageable Sweet and kind Elodie is merely the latest in a long line of marriageable young dupes. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Those deeds, however, are based on kinship ties, posing a problem for 38-year-old Star (Sarah Karei), an unmarried woman whose parentage is unknown.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In fact, Ruth learns of their engagement only when Alan approaches her and speaks to her unbidden, something that does not happen between unmarried men and women on the Dorf.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Julianne Nicholson was about 7 when her parents, who lived outside of Boston, divorced.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Gay couples are adopting or using fertility services; divorced parents are finding new partners and creating big blended families; friends are platonically co-parenting.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025

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