marries

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

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

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Recent Examples of marries Set against São Rafael Beach near Albufeira, this reimagined 149-room property impresses with Andrade’s signature style, one that marries whimsy with natural textures. Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025 Mia Wasikowska plays Edith, an heiress who marries a seductive baron, Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), and moves into his enormous, decaying mansion — which is also inhabited by Thomas' enigmatic sister, Lucille (Jessica Chastain). Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025 In a community with equal numbers of men and women, if one man marries two wives, then another man must remain unmarried. David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025 Her character marries into the Corleone mafia family. Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025 Along the beer highway, Dubuque marries football and beer unlike any other city. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Casper’s signature hybrid mattress marries the support of coils with the plushness of memory foam. Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025 The brewer's smooth Absolution Amber is a crowd favorite, while the Bienna marries the proud brewing tradition of Mexican- and Vienna-style lagers under one (ostensibly holy) roof. Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025 And behind-the-scenes videos show how the mastermind spent weeks perfecting the three-minute video that marries art history and Swift's song seamlessly. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Its Ember 2 mug, which has a heating element right inside and connects to a handy app, is now out in some new colorways.
    Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Other highlights include a living room sporting a wood-burning stove, a dining area that connects to a kitchen outfitted with open shelving and stainless appliances, and a bath equipped with a porcelain tub.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • The film weds Jewish mysticism and slow-creeping horror with all the anxiety of new lesbian love.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • The new display weds the photonic chip with a 5- by 5-millimeter liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) panel, which has a resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • The Peychaud’s Bitters, all cherry and anise as opposed to Angostura Bitters’ cinnamon and clove, combines with the herbal pop of absinthe and the spicy backbone of the rye to create something wholly new.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The song combines love at first sight, drugs, and death.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Each window has a flower box that matches the tiny house’s wooden exterior and easily mounts just below the base.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The number of judges who received termination letters matches the tally kept by the immigration judges' union.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Yet Mamdani proposes to turn Gotham into a laboratory for radical economic redistribution and left-wing social engineering.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The team proposes a few different mechanisms that could account for the unexpectedly rapid brightening of this comet from beyond the solar system.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Dolphins beating themselves Mike McDaniel blows a gasket after Larry Borom commits a false start and the Dolphins miss the field goal.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • The wall sit also engages your core muscles, which helps maintain proper posture and prevent slouching.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Do stretches, deep breathing, meditation or anything that engages your physical body and instills calm.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Ciattarelli promises to lower energy costs immediately by yanking the state out of a regional greenhouse gas initiative, as well as any other environmental policy that voters are sick of.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This new season promises to stay true to its roots of giving preschoolers fresh insights and teaching them to be their smartest, strongest, and kindest selves.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 3 Nov. 2025

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