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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
Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Tory Burch and Pierre-Yves Roussel A rare married couple in fashion, Burch and Roussel continue to grow what has become a pillar of American fashion ever since Burch founded the label in 2004.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
The pair have been married since 2015.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Taylor Frankie Paul was married to Tate Paul from 2016 to 2022.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Tory Burch and Pierre-Yves Roussel A rare married couple in fashion, Burch and Roussel continue to grow what has become a pillar of American fashion ever since Burch founded the label in 2004.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Before he was sworn in that January, Cawthorn married Cristina Bayardelle in December 2020.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
The pair have been married since 2015.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
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Financially, Scott continued to control marital funds, covering household expenses and temporarily providing Kelley $10,000 per month for living costs contingent on court order or further agreement.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Success on Her Own Terms Yet there is one glaring problem in manifesting a post-marital identity overhaul for one of the world’s most successful women—namely, Swift herself, who has expressed no intention of swapping her guitar for an apron.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Another source told People in August 2025 that Swift and Kelce aren’t currently wedding planning.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Camus’ slim novel is wedded to Meursault’s point-of-view and he is framed as a man ultimately condemned by his failure to appropriately perform grief, with the wider social implications of his character left to the reader to unpack.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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After testing, the Missouri State Highway Patrol allege the gun matched shell casings collected during their investigation.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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These are good figures for an all-in-one zoom, especially one matched with a demanding, pixel-rich sensor.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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Remarkably — and alarmingly to all but the most Anglo-centric observer — that is more than the French, German, Italian and Spanish leagues combined.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two quarterbacks combined for 93 attempts and 894 yards passing.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The 2019 parade saw the PLA unveil weapons including a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile, a medium-range ballistic missile mated with a hypersonic glide vehicle, and its first undersea drone.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The motor is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission that powers all four wheels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Our department is committed to a thorough and impartial review.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
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That includes about $11 billion that needed to be committed by the end of September before the funds expire.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Moved by her mother’s words, the couple got engaged on July 23, 2025, and decided to plan their wedding immediately.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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One woman has drawn worldwide attention after announcing she is engaged to her AI chatbot boyfriend.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, the team’s innovative solution rotates the printing platform, allowing powder to be deposited and fused continuously.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The epic, quasi-Homeric tale of Aeneas and his people is fused with the tales of numerous real, historical figures, and narrative patterns drawn from literary sources are interwoven with actual Roman history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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