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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
Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
But tandem makers and consumers, mostly married couples, are devout.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
We kind of got married, and then became partners.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
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Adjective
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are married!
—Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
But tandem makers and consumers, mostly married couples, are devout.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Verb
Doman married Elizabeth Donnelly in 2019.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
We kind of got married, and then became partners.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
Adjective
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The problem for Platner is that his marital behavior follows a string of reports about offensive and off-color Reddit posts as well as a tattoo with a Nazi symbol.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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Though The Four Seasons is a show fundamentally rooted in marital strife, its core cast members are all enjoying drama-free relationships in real life.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
31 May 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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Amazon, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, and Meta have committed roughly $700 billion this year to capital expenditures, mostly for AI infrastructure.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The race will determine who oversees one of the nation’s largest municipal law offices, which provides legal advice to city officials, represents Los Angeles in litigation and prosecutes misdemeanor charges committed within city limits.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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Wheeler, a three-time All-Star, had only given up one home run in his six other starts this season combined.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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In their scenes together, Ahmed plays straight man so Khan can go huge, all breezy confidence and street smarts combined as a defense against the countless stereotypes the bearded, accented, proudly Muslim Zulfi must face every day.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 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 472-cubic-inch V-8 with 375 horsepower and 525 ft lbs of torque is mated to a three-speed automatic transmission.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 June 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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According to Dubi, organizers have already raised more revenue than previous organizing committees had achieved at comparable stages and have engaged what could become the largest volunteer pool in Olympic history.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Tatiana’s bubbly and blithe sister Olga (danced Thursday by Anais Bueno), is engaged to an equally jovial friend of Onegin’s named Vladimir Lensky (Xavier Núñez), who is the one that introduced Onegin to Tatiana.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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Fresh from a weekend in Jamaica, my hair was in dire need of a detox from all the sweat, sand, and braid conditioning gel that fused together.—
Dana Oliver,
Parents,
30 May 2026
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Maldonado and his wife, Rocio Navarrete, opened El Gaucho Inca in 2011, which fused Peruvian, Argentinian and Italian cuisines.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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