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 The domino arepa marries rich black beans fragrant with cinnamon and guajillo, and a tangy blend of mozzarella, Gouda and feta cheeses. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Marshall’s revamped Stockwell III marries the two ideas, fitting a ton of features into a sleek package that looks like a mini version of the brand’s iconic amps. — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The result is the new Jordan Tailored Sport Collection, which marries the GOAT’s bold off-court style with Chinese street style. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 The biomimetic strategy marries engineering and aesthetics; by echoing the spider lily’s radial symmetry, architect Adrian Smith and engineer Bill Baker created a form that is both beautiful and structurally efficient. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 Jackson gives you a whole clan of old-money Brooklyn Heights Stocktons, but the character who carries the thesis is Sasha, the middle-class New England girl who marries in and is instantly, permanently cast as the arriviste. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 The brand also frequently teams up with designers for limited-edition drops; recently, this includes the Beni x Flamingo Estate collection, which marries Los Angeles style with Moroccan tradition. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026 At the 350-acre estate, head winemaker Maya Hood White marries scientific precision with an intuitive feel for the land, using cover crops and careful canopy management to foster biodiversity and balance. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026 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
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  • The model uses a World Reasoning Action Model (WRAM) architecture that connects reasoning, prediction and physical action, allowing robots to interpret instructions, anticipate outcomes and translate decisions into movements.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, construction management education connects that technical understanding to cost, contracts, scheduling, resources and project delivery.
    — Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • 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
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  • Still, Flock’s co-founder says Flock is ready to accept more regulations like the city of Atlanta proposes.
    — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • China’s new plan proposes using big data and specialized AI models to accelerate this process.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
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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
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  • The platform combines solid-state transformers, battery energy storage, as well as smart controls to deliver electricity from the grid to computing equipment.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Icon Cotton Stretch combines comfort, support and timeless design across a range of signature Calvin Klein underwear silhouettes.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • But even in considering the easy road ahead, there are still chances to see how Dallas matches up with some of the NFC’s top squads.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The partial exception is Black Beauty, which has a bulk chemistry that matches orbital measurements.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • To combat this, WWF-Pakistan engages the public and private sectors and communities to address action items like groundwater recharge to replenish underground stores, rainwater harvesting, water efficiency in agriculture and reusing wastewater.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike the Vienna Philharmonic, which has no music director and engages only guest conductors, Berlin is led by a single musician with a distinct personality.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • Forecast commits, pricing exceptions, accepting security risk, supplier changes and headcount allocation.
    — Greg Genung, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The defense agreement commits the sides to regard an armed attack against one as an attack on all three.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

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