marries

verb

present tense third-person singular of marry
1
as in connects
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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2
as in weds
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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3
as in remarries
to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

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4
as in mates
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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5
as in combines
to come together to form a single unit white wine and chicken marry especially well

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Recent Examples of marries Her Southern-style barbecue (pork ribs, brisket, chicken, links) is served with a sauce that marries sweet and spicy, Jamaican style. — Doug Duran, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 Mira Furlan played Delenn, the Minbari ambassador who undergoes a physical transformation to bridge her species and humanity, and later marries Sheridan. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 There is a new, connected health care experience, which marries the pharmacy, optical and hearing centers into one suite. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Zay’s fourth album in as many years marries the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026 Emmy Rossum plays an FBI Agent who goes undercover to try to find a female serial killer who only marries lonely millionaires. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Lauren Saab is the founder of Saab Studios, a design studio that marries architecture and atmosphere. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 25 July 2026 Magdalen even marries an honorable man, a sea captain named Kirke. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 Shi draws on his own family history to examine ageing, domestic violence and intergenerational duty in contemporary China, working in a mode that marries close observational filmmaking with formally inventive cinematic language. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marries
  1. connects
  2. weds
  3. proposes
  4. mates
  5. combines
  6. matches
  7. engages
  8. commits
Verb
  • The athlete had a rare cancer known as nasopharyngeal cancer, which affects the tissue that connects the back of the nose to the back of the mouth, per Cleveland Clinic.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, is located between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, connects the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the Red Sea and, farther north, the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of connects
Verb
  • The resulting book, a deliberately meandering account of her Steel City sojourn, weds memoir, travelogue, philosophical rumination and journalistic investigation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Their paths continue together into adulthood in Silicon Valley, when Cecily marries a tech industry magnate and Sam, a doctor, weds a famed social media founder.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of weds
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  • In negotiations, the Ukrainian side doesn’t present specific people to be included in exchanges but instead proposes freeing certain categories of prisoners.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Developer proposes new fencing The developer also changed the project’s fencing plan after concerns were raised about the apartment complex being visible from the school playground.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of proposes
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  • In addition to that, the company’s next car, the Tourbillon, will be its first to feature the company’s new hybrid powertrain, which mates a three-foot-long, naturally aspirated V-16 with a trio of electric motors.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
  • His rotation mates Jameson Taillon (20) and Shota Imanaga (17) have given up the most in the majors.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Definition of mates
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  • The 42-footer, which is the first example of the American yard’s Hood 42 LM model to hit the seas, combines classic New England design with contemporary engineering to ensure seamless and stylish cruising.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Touch Grass will be produced via a hybrid production model that combines live-action actor performances, practical effects, traditional visual effects, and generative AI.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of combines
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  • Everyone predicted the scoreline of each of the 10 Premier League matches each gameweek, with points awarded for correct guesses and a league table kept track of who was leading.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The bedroom is paired with a Blue Crystallo quartzite bathroom, where the vanity matches the walk-in shower and a gold soaking tub sits next to the floor-to-ceiling windows.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of matches
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  • Brand clarity is established before a prospect even engages, positioning a company ahead of competitors in crowded categories.
    — Matt Overman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But Roth’s it’s-all-a-big-joke attitude here is a cop-out that’s beneath him, a way to avoid making a horror movie that truly engages us.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of engages
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  • The 2022 Russia-Syria extradition treaty, signed during Assad’s reign, commits each country to extraditing each other’s criminals.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a trilateral defense agreement on Friday that commits each country to jointly retaliate to any outside threat posed against any one of them.
    — Sara Gharaibeh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of commits

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