marries

present tense third-person singular of marry
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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 In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 To that end, her recipe for pumpkin pie marries British baking traditions with a winter squash indigenous to North America. Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026 The exterior alone marries gravitas and grandeur, with a palette of Super Champagne Crystal, Arctic White, and black, all shimmering with an infusion of powdered glass. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 On The Big Bang Theory, Cuoco played the extroverted, aspiring actress Penny, who lives next door and eventually dates and marries Leonard. Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Chinese brand Honor used the opening red carpet of the Shanghai International Film Festival to debut its Robot Phone, a device that marries AI interaction with a high-resolution camera that extends from the phone body like an antenna, moves on its own, and retracts when not in use. Jenny S. Li, Variety, 14 June 2026 Breen won the prestigious Hickstead Derby in 2022 — one of the world’s toughest jumping classes and one that marries the sport’s rustic origins with modern-day innovations. Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 11 June 2026 The film often feels like a series of first takes that could have used more polishing to really hit, and Shankman only occasionally marries the spoof approach with quick, sharp filmmaking. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 June 2026 Cronos marries crowd-pleasing horror elements with highbrow filmmaking sensibilities into something that would fit under arthouse or grindhouse umbrellas. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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  • Ortatepe said that the restaurant’s myriad influences — Greek, Turkish, Anatolian, Levantine — mesh with creating a space where culture connects guests.
    Connie Ogle June 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
  • Once a device connects your brain signals to outside technology, the privacy stakes change fast.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
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  • Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta Located in Midtown, the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta weds an idyllic location with luxurious accommodations.
    Ellie Nan Storck, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The film weds Jewish mysticism and slow-creeping horror with all the anxiety of new lesbian love.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
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  • More than a museum, Dataland proposes a new kind of cultural institution—one built on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data as creative mediums.
    Joseph Fowler, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The bill, which also proposes shifting presidential elections from direct popular vote to selection by lawmakers, has to be approved by the Senate, where it is also expected to pass.
    Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
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  • 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
  • The centre-forward is increasingly aware of these situations, positioning himself correctly or attacking the right space to offer his team-mates an option when City are attacking the wide areas.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
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  • The 6,845-yard (and always highly rated on a national level) Links/Quarry combination at Bay Harbor Golf Club in Petoskey combines sweeping views of Lake Michigan from the perch above, on the opening six holes.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • According to the company, the interceptor combines multiple guidance methods to ensure effectiveness in contested environments.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
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  • On the other hand, the Sapphire Preferred’s 100,000-point bonus (after spending $5,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening) matches the all-time best intro bonus for this card.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • When the results came back from a genome sequencing laboratory, they were handed off to FHD Forensics, a company that matches DNA with historical genealogy records to identify unknown human remains.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 June 2026
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  • By the time a student engages directly, their shortlist is often more defined than expected, meaning a significant portion of influence has already happened off-platform.
    Aaron Edgell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Learning to juggle engages motor systems, while studying a language relies more heavily on memory networks.
    Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
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  • Hezbollah has refused to halt its attacks unless Israel commits to withdrawing from Lebanon.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
  • Hezbollah has refused to halt attacks unless Israel commits to withdrawing.
    Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

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