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Recent Examples of monogamy
Sensing monogamy was not his jam, Davis agreed to try swinging.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The history of the thing is interesting but vague—a general shift towards monogamy started about three and a half million years ago, but most human societies (around 85% of them) have permitted polygamy too.
—Eva Wiseman, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Watch Shiva Baby on Netflix Trainwreck Making her film debut, Amy Schumer (who also wrote the screenplay) takes the lead in this 2015 romantic dramedy as Amy Townsend, a carefree, hedonistic magazine writer raised to believe that monogamy is unrealistic.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
How tiresome monogamy, married or otherwise, always seemed to her.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The history of the thing is interesting but vague—a general shift towards monogamy started about three and a half million years ago, but most human societies (around 85% of them) have permitted polygamy too.
—Eva Wiseman, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Watch Shiva Baby on Netflix Trainwreck Making her film debut, Amy Schumer (who also wrote the screenplay) takes the lead in this 2015 romantic dramedy as Amy Townsend, a carefree, hedonistic magazine writer raised to believe that monogamy is unrealistic.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
How tiresome monogamy, married or otherwise, always seemed to her.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monogamy
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Debuting on the network in 2010, four years after American culture became obsessed with polygamy thanks to HBO’s Big Love, the series has since gained a significant following and is still airing.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
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The history of the thing is interesting but vague—a general shift towards monogamy started about three and a half million years ago, but most human societies (around 85% of them) have permitted polygamy too.—
Eva Wiseman,
Vogue,
23 Nov. 2025
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In Queen Mother, Farmer takes a clear-eyed look at Moore’s foibles, noting her absenteeism during her son’s formative years, her embrace of patriarchal hierarchy in Black communities, and her exhortations for Black women to embrace polygyny to facilitate nation building.—
Dara T. Mathis,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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In short, there remain multiple ways polygyny can be harmful.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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Ozzy Osbourne is survived by six children from two marriages.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Love Is Blind has produced several marriages since premiering in 2020.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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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, backed by American Civil Liberties Union on one end and Americans for Prosperity on the other, is desperately needed as a check on federal agencies and a recommitment to constitutional rights.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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Under proposals like the SAVE America Act and SB 1334, these common discrepancies could become barriers to registering and casting a vote.—
Delmarie Alicea,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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This would also be a game-changer as conventional air defense systems, like the Iron Dome, can suffer due to bad weather, line-of-sight blocking from terrain, and shorter engagement range due to ground location.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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No mayor in America has demonstrated a greater command of social media as a tool for civic engagement and government communication.—
Andrew Rasiej,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Teamwork thrives when promises are specific, and as tough Saturn sextiles excavating Pluto, your friendship zone and your travel sector combine.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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The end of the Miami Marlins’ 2025 season showed the promise that lies in the organization’s future.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The pendant was believed to have been created in 1518 to celebrate the betrothal of Henry and Katherine’s daughter Mary to the French heir apparent.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Thus, Edward’s choice of ring sweetly honors the couple’s half-decade of dating before getting engaged, the joy of their betrothal, and their hope for their future together.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Monogamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monogamy. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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