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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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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
Years later, Nelson is married to Linda (pity poor Tatyana Ali, saddled with an almost comically underwritten, saintly-supportive-partner role) and is raising her son as his own. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 The couple married following several difficult years for Harrison, including the death of his son Adam in January 2024 at 39 from an accidental fentanyl overdose after years of struggling with addiction. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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Former Executive Director Donald Loncasty, who continues to work in development for the chorale and has been married to Bruffy since 2012, declined to comment. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 Émile’s leatherworkers often married Jeanne Lanvin’s seamstresses, who were confecting gowns for society women just across the way. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 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
  • That last might be especially true for female human beings who may be more encouraged to have derived an identity based on our role as marital partner or parent.
    — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In roughly 90% of that subset, according to the organization's founder, Fraidy Reiss, marital exemptions in state statutory-rape laws shielded the adult spouse from prosecution.
    — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of marital
Verb
  • Boise State led by 10 points late in the second quarter, and the teams were tied until midway through the fourth quarter when quarterback Dante Moore connected with receiver Dakorien Moore for a 62-yard touchdown.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Police told the station that the gunfire may be connected to an argument that occurred at Lavou Lounge, a bar located near the Sam's Club.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Mozeliak is committed to the team only through the end of the calendar year.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In the lead-up to filming in Dublin, Yeoh committed herself to authentically embodying a surgeon, attending in-person instruction at the Royal College of Surgeons.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of committed
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  • Dorothy and Jillian were also in disbelief, but totally engaged.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At this point in time, Taylor is theoretically engaged to Doug, everyone’s least favorite of Taylor’s top-three men and whom even Taylor seems to have lukewarm feelings about now that they are no longer trapped in the same house.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of engaged
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  • After additional testing there, the vehicle will undergo a static fire test before being mated with the upper stage.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of mated
Verb
  • That pair, combined with the wider structure and personnel around them, ensure Leeds do not collapse when home sides like Brighton, predictably, lay it on thick.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Millions of dollars invested, millions tracked In Broward, Florida’s second most-populous county, law enforcement agencies have spent over $3 million combined to build their surveillance networks.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 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
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Verb
  • Police detained Evans, who matched the description, for questioning, the report said.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Some kids depicted in CSAM ads could not be matched, but ads overwhelmingly depicted preteen girls, TTP reported.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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