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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
Jill Biden was married to William Stevenson from 1970 to 1975 before marrying Joe Biden in 1977.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Affleck and Lopez, who first dated and were previously engaged 2002 to 2004, rekindled their relationship in 2021 before marrying in 2022.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 1 Feb. 2026
SunCoast Market is something of a hybrid, marrying the diversity of staples found in a traditional grocery store with the specialty foods and organic produce found in local farmers markets.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Francesca appears to have her happily ever after in the show, marrying John Stirling (Victor Alli).
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
His brother, a defrocked Catholic priest with a Cessna Skyhawk aircraft and a Lincoln Continental, was excommunicated for marrying his secretary.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Our production designer, Matthew Davies, and his entire team came up with the idea of marrying dark wood with all of this future aesthetic.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Before marrying into the Japanese royal family in 1993, the Princess, then Masako Owada, studied at both Harvard and Oxford universities before working as a career diplomat.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
For a while, marrying women named Jennifer; for not enough time, tearing into Bill Maher for his Islamophobia.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2026
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Affleck and Lopez, who first dated and were previously engaged 2002 to 2004, rekindled their relationship in 2021 before marrying in 2022.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 1 Feb. 2026
SunCoast Market is something of a hybrid, marrying the diversity of staples found in a traditional grocery store with the specialty foods and organic produce found in local farmers markets.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Francesca appears to have her happily ever after in the show, marrying John Stirling (Victor Alli).
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
His brother, a defrocked Catholic priest with a Cessna Skyhawk aircraft and a Lincoln Continental, was excommunicated for marrying his secretary.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Our production designer, Matthew Davies, and his entire team came up with the idea of marrying dark wood with all of this future aesthetic.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Before marrying into the Japanese royal family in 1993, the Princess, then Masako Owada, studied at both Harvard and Oxford universities before working as a career diplomat.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
For a while, marrying women named Jennifer; for not enough time, tearing into Bill Maher for his Islamophobia.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marrying
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Other social media While other social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram are not designated as apps for gamers, almost any social media app can be used for connecting with the gaming community.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
4 Feb. 2026
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There are multiple types of tears of the anterior cruciate ligament, tasked with connecting the femur and tibia and providing general knee stability.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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This effort follows a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit from wedding barn owners who argued the new rules would put them out of business.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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The rocker was married twice before wedding his longtime wife, Gigi Criss, on May 3, 1998.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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The researchers achieved 61 percent accuracy with a single organoid but reached 83 percent when combining responses from an ensemble of three organoids.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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This would have involved combining several negatives, either by printing them together in a darkroom or cutting and pasting and then rephotographing them.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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By the Middle Ages, people in France and England believed birds began mating around that time of year, reinforcing the connection to romance.—
Katey Psencik,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Frequent mate switching combined with low reproductive ‘skew’ and possibly the active avoidance of mating with close relatives, may be effective strategies to maintaining the genetic health of relatively small populations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2026
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What is the Powerball payout on matching 2 lottery numbers?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Heading into 2026 the Red Sox look capable of at least matching last year’s club, which finished third in the AL East, made the playoffs and lost to the New York Yankees in the AL Wild Card Series.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Hours later, the Senate voted to pass a bill proposing near-complete conformity with those federal cuts starting retroactively with calendar year 2025.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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When proposing a compromise, do your best to speak calmly.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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This low-and-slow process of nuclear fusion in the lowest mass stars ensures that 100% of the raw hydrogen inside of them will eventually burn, fusing to completion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Within 28 Kothi lies Cafe Kothi, an intimate spot where the menu, though small, is carefully crafted and beautifully executed, fusing local, regional and global flavors.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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After that, go bigger with a year-long no-buy challenge, committing to only essential purchases for an entire year.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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Rather than committing to large surfaces, use animal print selectively.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Marrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marrying. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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