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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 Du Li An marries another man, Steely Bo; in the film, Yeo tied that disappearance directly to the racial violence of May 13 instead. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 McKinley’s movie marries the instincts of modern indie filmmaking with a New Hollywood ethos, while bringing an authenticity to the details of the period. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Olivia Colman is a smelly medieval fisherwoman who marries—checks notes—a basket? — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026 Their paths cross over the years, even as Matteo marries the nurse caring for his ailing father and Greta’s relationship with her husband and daughter grows stagnant. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 Looking for a quality camera that marries style and performance? — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 On Ortiz-Magro’s actual birthday, Giancola marries Justin May. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 This sect of floor lamp marries lighting with elevated function thanks to a side table affixed to the base that can balance smaller knick knacks. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 When season one ended, Issa’s boyfriend Paul Baker, played by Jack Innanen, marries another member of the group Anton, played by Owen Thiele, in order to stay in the country — Paul Baker, always first and last name, is Canadian much like Innanen. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marries
  1. connects
  2. weds
  3. proposes
  4. mates
  5. combines
  6. matches
  7. engages
  8. commits
Verb
  • Venus in your private 12th house connects awkwardly with Uranus in your partnership zone, creating tension between closeness and the desire to disappear for a while.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • While that connects the Colombians to the South Florida group, there was no evidence presented during the first trial that Badio attended meetings in South Florida.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 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
Verb
  • And basically the letter proposes two ways of determining the pace.
    — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The bill proposes having courts issue site-blocking orders to ISPs, DNS providers, and VPN services that have at least 100,000 monthly users or subscribers in the US.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of proposes
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Organizers say the initiative combines nutrition and education, providing seniors with healthy food options while offering resources about Alzheimer's prevention and brain health.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Conventional tape combines the adhesive material on a backing that’s typically a different, mostly plastic film or paper.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of combines
Verb
  • Its composition also matches the classical definition of the material class.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The process can help confirm that the person operating the account matches the main profile photo.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of matches
Verb
  • Language learning engages several mental processes at once, requiring people to absorb and retrieve information, notice when something does not work out, and adjust.
    — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Baton’s valuations lean on inputs like PPP loan data and other public records—not an owner’s actual financials, which the company only incorporates if and when someone claims their listing and engages.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of engages
Verb
  • But their primitive way of living reveals itself to rather more devastating effect when their third child is born, and Inger commits an act of unthinkable desperation.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The memorandum commits the parties to cooperation on economic policy, renewable energy and rebuilding ties with the European Union, among other areas.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of commits

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“Marries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marries. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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