marriages

plural of marriage
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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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Noun
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Noun
  • The black one has been worn to both weddings and funerals.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In a culture where weddings, cookouts, club nights, and tailgates always involve everybody on the floor, line dancing stands as a universal language.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Ellison family bought Paramount from its previous controlling shareholders, the Redstones, in August and more cost cutting has been anticipated, even as new management has spent millions to acquire rights to show UFC matches as well as the digital opinion site The Free Press.
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“Marriages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriages. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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