Definition of marrynext
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as in to wed
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 to match
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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

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Recent Examples of marry Tietjens was married with a son, according to a Facebook page. Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026 Three years they've been married, and Franny can count on one hand the number of times she's seen him in shorts. Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 Zendaya’s mother, Claire Stoermer of Oakland, is neither officially confirming nor denying a bombshell claim that her daughter recently married her fiancé Tom Holland in secret. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026 Sparks and Sparks Marina Just east of Reno, Sparks marries unfussy, playful energy with easy outdoor access. Ted Alvarez, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marry
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  • Pitt is of the school of pal Bradley Cooper, wedded to bootcut jeans, bucket hats, and big label staples.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Sheeran wedded his childhood friend and former schoolmate, Cherry Seaborn, in 2019, and the happy couple have two kids.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
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  • In a letter to some of the city’s marquee retailers, including Gucci, Prada and Valentino, Chief Rivetti advised that shoppers trying to pay with debit cards issued by the state’s employment agency should be asked to show identification that matched the name on the card.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Teams would close spring practices by playing a game in front of thousands of their fans, either by matching the offense against the defense or conducting a pregame draft that divided the team into two separate rosters.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
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  • Simpson was twice divorced, and Edward, the heir to the throne, was destined to be ceremonial head of the Church of England, which did not allow divorced people to remarry in church.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • His mother remarried, and his stepfather—one of us, a German Jew—eventually began legal proceedings to adopt his stepsons formally, which would entail changing their last name from Wilson to Rosenthal.
    Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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  • After losing their clutch, the eagles brought sticks, fluff and prey to the nest, and mated — all signs new eggs might come.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The wings have to be mated to the body with gaps of five- to ten-thousandths of an inch.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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  • Werner likes to combine these alternatives with sugar-free chia jam.
    Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2026
  • East Bungalows boast elevated terraces with hammocks, as well as two twin-sized beds on rollers that can be combined to form a king.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
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  • Located between Iran’s southern coast and a peninsula shared by Oman and the Emirates, the strait is a tiny section of sea connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • January 20 – February 18 New ideas connect friends in surprisingly useful ways.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
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  • Olen Zellweger committed a tripping penalty in overtime, but Anaheim killed the four-on-three disadvantage.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Jessica Timmons and Alancia Ramsey have scored eight points apiece for a Crimson Tide team that has committed 17 turnovers.
    Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
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  • The remedy proposed by the DOJ is a break up of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, more than a decade after the merger had been approved in 2010.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Garcia, who proposed the ordinance, said the law targets algorithms that rely on non-public data taken from competitors to recommend rental and occupancy levels for residential rental properties.
    Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026

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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marry. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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