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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, 4 Nov. 2025
In Japan, single-person households now outnumber those of married couples with children.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Wuornos arrived in Florida in 1976 and quickly married a much older man.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
In his personal life, the former vice president was married to his high school sweetheart for more than six decades.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
In Japan, single-person households now outnumber those of married couples with children.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
Haley Kalil is a model and a social media influencer who married the ex-Minnesota Vikings player in 2015.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Wuornos arrived in Florida in 1976 and quickly married a much older man.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
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Unlike the aforementioned Parent Trap, the marital problems actually don’t seem like that big a deal.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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These three crises affect the main characters and ultimately lead to a marital crisis.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Running back Waymond Jordan, who is out due to an ankle injury, was seen walking on the sideline just before kickoff and celebrated with the team on the sidelines when Jayden Maiava connected with Makai Lemon for the first touchdown of the evening.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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The philanthropy part will probably be connected to his annual Thanksgiving contributions to family foundations.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Supreme Court granted the president broad immunity for official acts committed during his presidency.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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Israel currently allows the death penalty only in exceptional cases, including for crimes such as treason and war crimes committed under the Nazi regime, but it has not been used for decades.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The overnight storm was likely triggered by a glancing CME arrival that combined with lingering effects from a high-speed solar wind stream, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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By 1957, Levittown was spending 16 percent of its annual school budget on debt service, more than the salaries of all of its junior-high and high-school teachers combined.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Temerario Super Trofeo is powered by a twin-turbo V-8 making 641 horsepower that’s mated to a six-speed sequential manual transmission.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Nov. 2025
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That's thanks to knobby dual-sport tires from Ceat mated to 19-inch front and 18-inch rear spoked aluminum wheels, and upside-down front forks with long suspension travel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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Alcaraz’s movement and defense are basically peerless, but Fritz matched him — almost.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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The skirt was matched with a cropped white, short-sleeve top with a rounded neckline.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Instead of being engaged to Victor like in the book, she is betrothed to his younger brother William, who is grown up instead of a young child.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Kelce and Swift got engaged before the current football season.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Because these ultra-small devices are fused with living biological cells before injection, they are not rejected by the immune system and can cross the blood-brain barrier naturally, a key advantage over conventional implants that require invasive access.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Byler is their last names fused together.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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