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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
Law was married to Thompson until his death from a heart attack at age 53 in 1982, when Emma was 21 and Sophie was 18. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 The name was also inspired by Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), who was married to King William IV, as well as Maria Adelaide of Portugal. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
In 1970, Irvin married Sophie (née Litchfield) who died of cancer in 1991. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 On Saturday, August 15, model and entrepreneur Jordyn Woods and New York Knicks center and NBA champion Karl-Anthony Towns married surrounded by family and friends at a private home overlooking the ocean in Malibu. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 18 Aug. 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
  • To provide this protection, the agreement should clearly address each person's separate and marital debts and assets.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Life had changed drastically for all of them, naturally — there were now dealing with mortgages, children, marital strife, health issues, and your run-of-the-mill middle-age malaise.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of marital
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  • Spiritually, it is connected with the Yankees, who use their history as part of their brand to a greater extent than any other team in baseball.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • When leaders systematically create conditions in which people feel valued and connected to the mission, the result can be a stronger, more engaged organization.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • The Lions committed two turnovers and also turned it over on downs at the Cincinnati 29 late in the first quarter.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • This time last year, only two homicides had been committed, according to NYPD statistics.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of committed
Verb
  • And staying socially and mentally engaged by participating in hobbies, learning new skills, and maintaining relationships with family and friends are all ways to keep the body and brain active.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In January 2022, PEOPLE confirmed the couple were engaged roughly nine months after the pair’s first son was born.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of engaged
Verb
  • For the past eight years, that's when Jackie and Shadow have mated and begun reinforcing their longtime nest.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The handcrafted mill is mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission and makes 621 hp and 664 ft lbs of torque.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • The Ravens also went with an all-rookie running back rotation, and the trio of fifth-round pick Adam Randall and undrafted rookies Elijah Tau-Tolliver and Dontae McMillan combined for 128 rushing yards on 31 carries.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Collaborating with Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic, the team has developed high-definition panels combined with physical characters.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 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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  • Every few weeks, another headline announces that artificial intelligence has matched a doctor, beaten a doctor, or is finally ready to become one.
    — Arya Rao, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • During both sessions, heart rate readings from the Pixel Watch 5 matched those of the Ultra 3.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
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