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 This log cabin, set along the Lake Michigan shoreline, marries the rustic allure of traditional wood paneling with sophisticated furnishings. Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025 Their hybrid advisory model takes the best of tradition and marries it to innovation, ensuring that strategies grow alongside families’ needs. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025 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 Skijoring marries the two, bringing together people of different backgrounds and professional paths whose wintertime hobbies may vary dramatically. Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 28 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
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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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  • Poppy seed dressing, popularized in the 1950s, combines sugar, vinegar, mustard, onion and oil with poppy seeds.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • His keen playful writing combines magical realism, genre-busting humor, literary zip—and there are few people better suited to adapting Wilder than Ethan Lipton.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 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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  • The project proposes that San Diego vacate a section of Soledad Avenue that was originally intended for street purposes and allow the lot to be developed with the new two-story house, a 1,205-square-foot basement and an attached 780-square-foot two-story accessory dwelling unit.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Notably, the new technical report proposes several innovations.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • The idea is that despite partisan differences, every legislator commits in front of the others to uphold the Constitution.
    Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
  • That said, until Watson either clears medical tests and the Browns open his 21-day window, or the team commits to giving Sanders meaningful snaps, the Browns’ future at quarterback remains uncertain.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Horn has a holistic program philosophy in which the varsity engages frequently with underclassmen through joint practices and buddy programs.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The wall sit also engages your core muscles, which helps maintain proper posture and prevent slouching.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • StubHub is among the companies collaborating with OpenAI directly since its debut of Operator in January, which promises to perform actions online.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The film promises to explore Michael Jackson’s complex legacy through both iconic performances and personal moments.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025

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