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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
Noun
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abandoned polygamy in 1890 and strictly prohibits it today.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Husbands don’t go to the doghouse in polygamy.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 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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The proposal set off alarm bells in the Norwegian media, with unverified claims that Verrett was blackmailing Louise.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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The House Republican and Democratic chairs of the Congressional Real Estate Caucus will today release a new proposal, shared first with Semafor, to make housing more affordable.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The goal isn't to create AI-dependent individuals but to use technology as a bridge to greater human engagement and self-determination.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Travis Kelce is sharing a few more details about his engagement to Taylor Swift.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
14 Sep. 2025
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As a recent ProPublica story revealed, the promises of the H-2A visa program can be undermined by extreme abuses the workers suffer, mostly by labor contractors.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the White House should not settle for empty promises and construction photo-ops.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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That said, The Magician of Tiger Castle did initially start out as a YA romcom about Princess Tullia escaping her betrothal to the neighboring kingdom’s awful prince.—
Natalie Zutter
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 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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“Monogamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monogamy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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