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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
Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Kozlowski is married to Stillwater Mayor Ted Kozlowski.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Amor, who grew up in White Bear Lake, was married and had two children.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
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Adjective
Now married to his wife, Kiki, since 2009, Mike found stability.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Kozlowski is married to Stillwater Mayor Ted Kozlowski.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
Verb
Prosecutors said Calzaretta was the new husband of the man who used to be married to Houssamo.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Amor, who grew up in White Bear Lake, was married and had two children.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
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The marital bed, meanwhile, has apparently been cold for some time, as an early, telling shot shows Galina wordlessly turning out the light and hitting the hay while Gleb continues scrolling on his phone beside her.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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The newlyweds threw a proper marital bash in July 2008 with a wedding ceremony in Napa, California, People reported at the time.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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As part of that package, Republicans included $1 billion for White House security enhancements, part of it connected to Trump’s ballroom.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Austin police arrested two juveniles Sunday who investigators believe were connected to 12 shooting incidents across the city that injured four people, struck two fire stations and triggered a shelter-in-place order in South Austin.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Hall originally committed to the Ducks on April 6 but made the switch this week, giving Cristobal another key piece in the secondary.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Occupying four townhouses, its two-year refurbishment by award-winning architects Holland Harvey and interior designers Studio Est and Studio Mica has created something warm and true to its heritage yet modern, nature-focused and committed to social impact.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Even combined, its yearly broadcast revenue is less than half of the NFL’s.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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That relay, combined with a social media campaign, helped the show reach an audience TF1 would not typically expect from linear broadcast.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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That other human species shared this variant suggested that Denisovans had once interbred with Homo erectus, and then, at some later point, Denisovans mated with Homo sapiens, according to the study.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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The 5-year-old falcon, who had mated with a male peregrine falcon named Dave, laid four eggs in her nest.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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United matched their hosts’ 13 shots, with three on target to Chelsea’s four, and had 28 touches in their opponents’ box to Chelsea’s 17.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The company looked at what travelers loved, what felt dated and what spaces no longer matched how people cruise today.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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All incidents involved 2026 Tesla Model Y vehicles operating with the autonomous driving system engaged and a human safety monitor onboard.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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That means nearly 95% of people who cast ballots stayed engaged all the way to the bottom and intentionally voted on term limits.—
Jovani Patterson,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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Because color is fused through physics at the point of capture rather than through software, the data has lower latency and maintains spatial-temporal alignment.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Outside the tunnel's future entrance, sparks flew as a team of welders fused pieces of the massive cutterheads.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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