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as in to combine
to come together to form a single unit
white wine and chicken marry especially well
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Recent Examples of marry
Linda and Hulk were married in 1983 and share two adult children, daughter Brooke, 37, and son Nick, 35.
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025
She was devastated when her mother stepped in to block their union, but with no other options, Gladys reluctantly agreed to marry Hector, the duke of Buckingham.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Thankfully, William stands up to his mother (with a bit of support from his father), and makes his decision to marry Peggy.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Neeson is currently dating his Naked Gun costar Pamela Anderson, and was previously linked to Barbra Streisand and Brooke Shields before marrying wife Natasha Richardson in 1994.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 31 July 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025
She was devastated when her mother stepped in to block their union, but with no other options, Gladys reluctantly agreed to marry Hector, the duke of Buckingham.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Thankfully, William stands up to his mother (with a bit of support from his father), and makes his decision to marry Peggy.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Neeson is currently dating his Naked Gun costar Pamela Anderson, and was previously linked to Barbra Streisand and Brooke Shields before marrying wife Natasha Richardson in 1994.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marry
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Despite the best efforts of Google, Microsoft and others, email remains painful and wedded to an architecture that’s long past its due date.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Since the New Deal, they have been firmly wedded to the administrative state, to its progressive agencies and programs, and to the spending and taxing necessary to support them.—
Terry M. Moe,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Netflix still holds bragging rights for the all-time nomination record with 160 nods in 2020, and shares the record for most wins in a single year — 44 victories in 2021, matching CBS’ 1974 tally.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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Even the rules are changing, with sets played to four games instead of six until Wednesday’s final, no-Ad scoring, and match tiebreakers instead of a third set.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Seven years later, in 2023, the couple got remarried on what would have been their 21st wedding anniversary.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Anderson later remarried, tying the knot with singer Bob Flick in 2008, who survives the actress after her death.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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It's powered by a 200-kW electric propulsion system mated to a 180-kWh battery pack for a top speed of 30 knots (34.5 mph).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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The vocalizations are likely tied not just to mating, but also signaling dominance, fitness, or even individual identity.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
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Both schools combined to form the Purgolders football team.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Boyd said households will be chosen based on their interest form answers, combined with what their home needs, based on the energy audit.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Oxbow Bridge has been destroyed by fire, cutting off a key route that connects the rural Arizona community of Cibola in La Paz County to California.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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All of these people are narcos, somehow connected to the drug world.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Circuit Court Judge Michelle A. Havas on Aug. 14 ruled police and prosecutors had enough probable cause to establish that a felony was committed, and that Darius Boldery was likely the one who committed it.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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These products cater to consumers who are committed to tanning but wish to avoid UV exposure entirely.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade representative in Trump’s first term, has proposed a trade regime that would use high external tariffs and lower, frequently adjusted internal tariffs to achieve balanced trade among member countries.—
Wally Adeyemo,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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In fact, Pritzker proposed a ban on phones in the classroom — not a panacea by any means, but certainly a positive first step in making schools a place where kids can focus on their studies and their interpersonal relationships instead of being glued to a tiny screen.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marry. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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