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Recent Examples of nuptial
Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 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
Grace McCarty, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
After the nuptials, hundreds of dyads will renew their vows as part of Love in Times Square, a long-running tradition held by the Times Square Alliance, a neighborhood nonprofit.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The princess bride was escorted down the aisle by her father, the future reigning prince of Liechtenstein, and the nuptial mass music was performed by the St Florin Vaduz Church Choir and Schola St Florin.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 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
Selena Gomez’s Old Hollywood wedding bob, which earned a permanent spot on our mood boards after her September 2025 nuptials.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
After the nuptials, hundreds of dyads will renew their vows as part of Love in Times Square, a long-running tradition held by the Times Square Alliance, a neighborhood nonprofit.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptial
Adjective
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Attacks on Paxton focused on his bribery allegations and marital drama.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the boy’s father, Brendan (Wallace), is all in on the notion, perhaps as a way of atoning for his own past marital sins.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tragically, just three years after this wedding, O’Byrne would also preside over Kennedy and Bessette’s funeral.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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But Carolyn and John, in trying to go against the grain and trying to be small and off the grid, actually changed the wedding industry overnight.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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“Nuptial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuptial. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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