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noun

as in wedding
usually nuptials plural a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony their nuptials will take place at the university chapel

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Recent Examples of nuptial
Adjective
And since colonies are ever-expanding, males and virgin queens-to-be will leave their colonies and embark on nuptial flight. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2025 Easily half the nuptial weekend’s Figaro-esque comedy was brought by the great chase given by the guests and the attendant Sanchez/Bezos party-planning and security apparatus to the coursing hounds of the international press. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
Could Watch Hill host the nuptials of Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce? While locals don't know the answer, the attention is nothing new. Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025 The couple confirmed their nuptials, sharing several images of themselves during their special day. Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuptial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptial
Adjective
  • Decades later, Tingle recognizes many of their marital issues likely stemmed from him being gay.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Generational conflict makes this tension worse where young people reject traditional marital expectations, but still feel the pressure to tie the knot, according to the study.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trenton Stewart Stewart was weeks away from his wedding after proposing to his fiancé in December, according to social media posts.
    Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The funeral took place in the Cambridge church where her wedding had been solemnized sixteen months earlier.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
  • 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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“Nuptial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuptial. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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