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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
Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 June 2026
The actress is now married to Andrew Frankel, a businessman; they wed in October 2015.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The former couple got married in 2016 and renewed their vows in 2023.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 16 June 2026
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Adjective
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are officially a married couple.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 June 2026
The actress is now married to Andrew Frankel, a businessman; they wed in October 2015.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Verb
We have been married for 29 years.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The former couple got married in 2016 and renewed their vows in 2023.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
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While Casa Azul, Frida’s birthplace and marital home, was converted into a museum just after her death, the nearby Casa Kahlo was an active residence of her descendants up until three years ago.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
15 June 2026
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And as that was on the rise and non-marital households grew in the ‘60s and ’70s, kids raised in those homes start to show up in religious non-affiliation data.—
Lauren Green,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Ben Williamson connected early for his second career homer.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Research suggests that career achievement and mental health are deeply connected.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The data analyzed by The Marshall Project and NPR was published in July 2024 by the Data Liberation Project, an initiative committed to making large government databases public.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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Sosa wound up with a handful of offers, including from FIU, but committed to North Carolina State University as a freshman.—
Anthony Aguirre,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Woods also happens to be engaged to Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns, who popped the question on Christmas Eve.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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According to reports, Travis Kelce and Swift will officially become husband and wife at the Midtown Manhattan arena over the July 3 weekend, nearly a year after they got engaged.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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The sight of the pair mated together suggested that the 20th century’s progress would never end.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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They will then be mated with the core stage, built by Boeing, which arrived earlier this year to Florida.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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Eight Marlins pitchers, none recording more than five outs, combined to hold the Giants to three runs.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
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Nutrition experts, including those featured on the Huberman Lab platform, note that public schools serve more meals each day than all fast-food franchises combined.—
Jordan Schriver,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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That’s not because the drug didn’t work or was found to be unsafe, Sikiric said, but because the people at GSK were wedded to their own projects.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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The trouble was Genesis’s EV-centric plan fizzled out as sales stalled, while Europeans stayed wedded to the German monopoly.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Polls put Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale at around 4% to nearly 5%, a potentially decisive share with Italy’s main center-right and center-left blocs closely matched.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, June 12, with a 3x multiplier, the California State Lottery said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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