marriageable

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Recent Examples of marriageable The true amount was probably less, but Ming Tai was a successful businessman, and marriageable Chinese women were incredibly scarce in New York. Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026 As fighting began, the three eldest Schuylers—now marriageable young ladies—attended dancing assemblies, on the lookout for mates. Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriageable
Adjective
  • In 2020, the nest was raided by an unpaired male, and only three of seven chicks survived.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In ordinary magnetic materials, unpaired electrons behave like tiny compasses and eventually align with one another.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Old maid, too, though that’s kind of mean toward unmarried women.
    Marah Eakin, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Immigration law defines a child as anyone who is under 21 years old and unmarried.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • For divorced parents, the IRS generally treats the custodial parent as the eligible claimant for this credit—even if the noncustodial parent claims the child as a dependent using Form 8332.
    Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Omar, 38, eventually married Hirsi legally in a 2018 ceremony before the two divorced after it was alleged that Omar was having an affair with her chief fundraiser Tim Mynett, who denied the claim.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Marriageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriageable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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