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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
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Amor, who grew up in White Bear Lake, was married and had two children.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
Hillel Italie, Fortune, 9 June 2026
In 2013, Rupert married Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs, who wore a familiar dress to Peter and Harriet's big day over the weekend.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Adjective
Howard has been married to Cheryl Alley since 1975.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Amor, who grew up in White Bear Lake, was married and had two children.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
Verb
Wood married Louise Goss in 1956.
—Hillel Italie, Fortune, 9 June 2026
In 2013, Rupert married Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs, who wore a familiar dress to Peter and Harriet's big day over the weekend.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
Adjective
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The women had been close friends while studying for their doctorates some years earlier, but Catherine has since grown resentful of Leonora’s career, and dismissive of women whose scholarly ambitions come before marital subservience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Abigail Cowen gets off to a rough start as Percy’s almost cartoonishly catty ex-friend, but eventually matures into a real bright spot as Delilah’s marital troubles get a funny-sad subplot of their own.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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They’re connected by a free three-and-a-half-mile coastal trail known as the Cliff Walk—one of the biggest tourist draws to America’s smallest state.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Marsh connected in the third inning off David Sandlin, his eighth of the year, and hit an RBI single in the sixth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Victor Wembanyama has 16 points, Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper each have 15, and De'Aaron Fox has 13 points to lead the Spurs, who have made 60% of their field goals and committed just two turnovers.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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The team is nationally minded and committed to lifting as many voices as loud as possible.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 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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The Valkyries shot 36% from the field and 22% from the 3-point line, but held Seattle’s young front court duo of Dominique Malonga and Awa Fam to just 17 points combined while outrebounding the Storm 33-31.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Inside, the decor features a modern aesthetic, with white walls combined with warm timber accents.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 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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While other states, including Colorado and Missouri, have tried to replicate this legendary bike ride, none have matched Iowa.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The scene at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on May 31 was full of color and noise as the red, white and blue of the US matched up against the green of the Senegalese fans that flocked to North Carolina’s biggest city.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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