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as in connecting
to perform the ceremony of marriage for
they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them
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2
as in wedding
to give in marriage
the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters
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as in remarrying
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 mating
to take a spouse
she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong
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as in combining
to come together to form a single unit
white wine and chicken marry especially well
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Recent Examples of marrying
And then there were the reports that Prince William wasn’t pleased that Harry appeared to be rushing into marrying the American former TV actor and that either Meghan or Kate Middleton were left in tears over a particularly contentious fitting for bridesmaids’ dresses.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
People drop out over the course of a year for many reasons, such as finding other coverage through a job or by marrying someone with insurance.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 19 May 2026
These scenes announce the arrival of a director with indeed a certain regard in marrying political context with surrealist aesthetics, all the while honoring his indigenous subjects’ philosophy of life.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
But what sealed the deal on Alamo’s happiness was Preston’s intent on marrying Mama Brown.
—Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Doing so on interactive streaming services isn’t just a matter of marrying an ad with a specific show.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 May 2026
The brand's new venture with Ford remixes some of its décor classics, marrying Italian countryside charm with a bit of rock 'n' roll edge.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 15 May 2026
The couple became engaged in January 2008 and eloped in April of that year, marrying in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, according to E!
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 May 2026
This delicate piece features embroidery that recreates hair tentacles, like a macabre bride marrying the natural world to Surrealism.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
People drop out over the course of a year for many reasons, such as finding other coverage through a job or by marrying someone with insurance.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 19 May 2026
These scenes announce the arrival of a director with indeed a certain regard in marrying political context with surrealist aesthetics, all the while honoring his indigenous subjects’ philosophy of life.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
But what sealed the deal on Alamo’s happiness was Preston’s intent on marrying Mama Brown.
—Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Doing so on interactive streaming services isn’t just a matter of marrying an ad with a specific show.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 May 2026
The brand's new venture with Ford remixes some of its décor classics, marrying Italian countryside charm with a bit of rock 'n' roll edge.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 15 May 2026
The couple became engaged in January 2008 and eloped in April of that year, marrying in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, according to E!
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 May 2026
This delicate piece features embroidery that recreates hair tentacles, like a macabre bride marrying the natural world to Surrealism.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marrying
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The Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s industry segment, the Agora, is the primary platform for connecting Greek and international professionals, with a focus on Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean that extends at times to Scandinavia and the Baltics.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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One example is a utility modernizing storm response by connecting outage systems, field dispatch, weather feeds and customer communications.—
Deepak Garg,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Kelly was crowned Princess of Monaco upon marrying into the House of Grimaldi in 1956, wedding the country's then-monarch, Prince Rainier III.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The announcement stated that King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate had all been given the joyful news, while the church wedding itself will be in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on June 6.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Profiles accessing Disney+ through a bundle combining Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max are not currently eligible, Variety noted.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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The upcoming capsule was developed by combining Eckhaus Latta’s distinctive approach to materials, fit and wearability with Mango’s in-house design expertise.—
Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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For the first time in 200 years, red-and-green macaws are mating in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, according to BBC Wildlife.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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The males will sometimes pursue the females for up to one week before mating even occurs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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That kept him from matching his highest score in the PGA Championship.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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In Anthropic’s view, compute access remains the biggest barrier preventing Chinese firms from fully matching top American AI labs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Another bill, proposing to assess fees on large businesses that don’t provide health insurance to all of their workers, failed after passing the House.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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The two companies are proposing the reusable spacecraft as a means of transporting supplies to space stations and performing autonomous orbital free-flying missions.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Lorentzen is partial to cast-iron and wicker pieces and enjoys fusing some contemporary accents into her final setup.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
13 May 2026
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The system is built around the Multi-Stream Action Transformer (MSAT), which processes vision, motion, memory, and torque signals in separate streams before fusing them for action generation, reports The Robot Report (TRR).—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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The Steelers had expected this to be the case perhaps weeks or even months ago, but Rodgers took his methodical, sweet time before committing.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Duncan’s daughter attends a private high school that so reliably sends its students to Stanford that even its principal isn’t above committing a bit of fraud to insure her own daughter’s place there.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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“Marrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marrying. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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