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adjective

ˈmer-ēd How to pronounce married (audio)
Definition of marriednext
as in marital
of or relating to marriage a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love

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verb

past tense of marry
1
as in connected
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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2
as in committed
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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as in remarried
to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

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as in mated
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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as in combined
to come together to form a single unit white wine and chicken marry especially well

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Recent Examples of married
Adjective
Once married, Sayveon moved off base to live with Jasmyne in Fayetteville. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 20 July 2026 O’Connell married model and actress Rebecca Romijn in 2007, the same year that Rancic married businessman Bill Rancic, the original winner of reality show The Apprentice. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Verb
Emma Roberts married Cody John in a ceremony at a private home in Idaho on July 25, according to Vogue. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Princess Diana married Prince Charles—now King Charles—on July 29, 1981. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for married
Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
  1. marital
  2. connected
  3. committed
  4. engaged
  5. mated
  6. combined
  7. wedded
  8. matched
Adjective
  • Cahn will zero in on a dual marital study here, finding new notes of contrast and parallel.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • What comes next, though the narrator continues to use us rather than I, is clearly an account of frequent marital rape.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of marital
Verb
  • The outlet said the 2025 order was connected to a petition by Davis-Mack for protection from domestic violence, per Howard County court records.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • Two other men connected to the historically Black fraternity were also arrested in the case.
    — David Smiley, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Allen is a pitcher who committed to Georgia Tech baseball in December.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • The Harvey Police Department, working alongside our law enforcement partners, is committed to conducting a thorough investigation and bringing those responsible to justice.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of committed
Verb
  • Concurrents are not all players, and Sony may be referring to a core group of players that have stuck with the game since the beginning, as Marathon has very much engaged a select group.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Fajemisin-Duncan, Smith and Jackson have mastered the ability to keep audiences engaged.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of engaged
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  • That engine is mated to a 4-speed semi-automatic transmission and a centrifugal clutch (also like Honda's), topping out at 43 mph (70 km/h).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • That mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • Stir flour mixture into banana mixture until just combined; stir in pecans.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Jase Bowen hit his first major league homer, Ty France drove in three runs and three San Diego Padres pitchers combined on a two-hitter Friday night in a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of combined
Verb
  • Her power of creation and transformation is not wedded to motherhood but her own intelligence and desires.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • In novels such as Thousand Cranes and The Master of Go, Yasunari Kawabata wedded stream-of-consciousness to classical forms of ritual and performance, modeling rapid Japanese westernization through stories that overlay the ancient and the modern.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of wedded
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  • Off a rebound in the 48th minute, Hopkins scored her second goal and Debinha matched her teammate with her own brace in the 52nd minute for the team’s fifth goal of the night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • The alliance’s definition hasn’t always matched the Grammys meaning of folk music.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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