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Recent Examples of married name
The novel, Arnott’s first under her married name and subject to a bidding frenzy at the 2024 London Book Fair, reflects her long-standing fascination with murderers.
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Diane Garrett, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Young voters and voters of color could be disproportionately impacted and women whose married names are not on their birth certificates could face additional barriers to register, the Brennan Center warned.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
This understanding of Bessette Kennedy as a person with humor and charm — a depth beyond her wardrobe, reputation and married name — yields a delicate, enigmatic performance.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
As for her decision on her married name, the verdict is still out.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 2 Feb. 2026
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Diane Garrett, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Young voters and voters of color could be disproportionately impacted and women whose married names are not on their birth certificates could face additional barriers to register, the Brennan Center warned.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
This understanding of Bessette Kennedy as a person with humor and charm — a depth beyond her wardrobe, reputation and married name — yields a delicate, enigmatic performance.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
As for her decision on her married name, the verdict is still out.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married name
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Cristina’s family is Polish, hence her maiden name being Oleink.—
Jenna Thompson
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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If the bank still asks for his mother's maiden name or previous address as a verification question, those answers are likely already on a data broker site.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The estate has a long, storied history under many family names, but in 1575, the Essenault family rechristened it by contracting their family name to Issan.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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In sharp contrast to the first-generation members of the Frankfurt School, Habermas came from a petit-bourgeois, culturally conservative Protestant milieu, his family name going back to sixteenth-century Thuringian cobblers.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Three of the fans — who identified themselves as Mohsen, Mehrdad and Amir, but declined to give their last names — later told The Athletic that stadium officials did not give them a reason for taking the banners.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Tree used his first and middle name as his stage name, while his legal last name was Nickell.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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“Married name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married%20name. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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