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Recent Examples of monogamy
Among many other things, Firestone wanted to abolish gender, capitalism, monogamy, childbirth, and the nuclear family model.
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Hazlitt, 11 June 2025
Views on monogamy were similar between men and women.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Aging, parenting adult children, long-term monogamy and stresses on old friendships are examined over lengthy dinner-table scenes.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
The slick thriller starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett makes monogamy look hot.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Hazlitt, 11 June 2025
Views on monogamy were similar between men and women.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Aging, parenting adult children, long-term monogamy and stresses on old friendships are examined over lengthy dinner-table scenes.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
The slick thriller starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett makes monogamy look hot.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monogamy
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Naturally, one is our next-door neighbor to the southeast — the one that handles polygamy laws sort of like traffic violations.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Aug. 2025
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Married men and women having an affair ranked dead last in a 2022 Gallup poll of 19 behaviors, below polygamy and cloning humans, with 89% of Americans saying the affair is morally wrong.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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To me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Aug. 2025
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The notion of destroying marriages and undoing family relationships would be extremely difficult for the Court to justify.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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One particular enemy of Gauguin’s was Bishop Martin, a Catholic priest on Hiva Oa who did his best to stomp out local custom, forbidding tattooing, Polynesian dancing, and the customary practice of polyandry.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Lawmakers in California responded in kind, approving a measure to put a proposal on the November ballot that would suspend current redistricting rules and allow Democrats to gain a similar number of seats.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Around half the community input Vasquez received supported the dispensary proposal, the alderman said.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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His first engagement is at the annual awards for WellChild.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Thatcher Commentarystudent loans and debt My wife sold her engagement ring to pay our tax bill.—
Brian Walsh,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ambiguous promises about growth opportunities no longer suffice.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Congress also approved his signature policy legislation that will enact some of his most significant campaign promises, including an extension of his 2017 tax cuts and tighter border control.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The social math was layered: Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King could be counted as the bride’s guests, but Winfrey, in particular, is a brilliant content creator and mogul and has every pertinent reason to show up to celebrate the betrothal of the owner of Amazon MGM.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The couple posted from Paris, where the betrothal appears to have gone down.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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“Monogamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monogamy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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