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marriages

noun

plural of marriage
1
as in relationships
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people some religions consider marriage a sacrament

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2
as in weddings
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 Synonyms for marriages
  1. relationships
  2. weddings
  3. matches
Noun
  • The agreement builds on IonQ’s growing network of relationships in the region.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Marginable contracts — if approved — will only be accessible to self-clearing members, who have direct relationships with Kalshi Klear, that meet certain capital requirements, the Kalshi spokesperson said.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of relationships
Noun
  • There’s a lot of love in the audience at Together Together, with some celebrating birthdays (Styles will often sing to them), weddings, pregnancies, or just any old Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • When playwright Marco Ramirez was growing up in Hialeah, music from Cuba’s great orchestras could be heard through his grandfather’s small Sony boombox on cassette tapes at family gatherings, from Nochebuena celebrations to weddings.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of weddings
Noun
  • Europe takes seven singles matches to win its first Ryder Cup since 1989.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Man United has struggled early in this EPL season, sitting 12th in the 20-team table after securing one win and a pair of draws during its first five matches.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of matches
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“Marriages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriages. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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