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Recent Examples of monogamy
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.
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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
About monogamy and infidelity and the challenges of relationships.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
How tiresome monogamy, married or otherwise, always seemed to her.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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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
About monogamy and infidelity and the challenges of relationships.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 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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But Clark also sells the app as a way to spice up their marriages, not as a choice that invites divorce.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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Over 4,000 couples were married, including Rosie O’Donnell and her partner, Kelli Carpenter, before the California Supreme Court later voided the marriages.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 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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Local opposition grows Organizers say opposition to the detention center has grown across Walton County, with residents urging state and federal leaders to reconsider the proposal.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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One Cold War era proposal known as Project Honey Badger envisioned inserting about 2,400 special operations troops into Iran using more than 100 aircraft.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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But there was something profound about the sense of connection and engagement that all kinds of writing gave him.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The organization was founded in 1992 with a series of artist commissions and installations for specific places, focused on public engagement with the arts and the social and political contexts explored in these works.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Aim for fewer promises and cleaner delivery, because reliable action builds respect for your bold ideas.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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For many residents, that promise was broken.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 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 9 Mar. 2026.
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