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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
Pino, a Cuban immigrant who turned a modest plumbing business into a home-building empire, directed Villar and his crew to kill his wife upon her return from church that Sunday because the couple was facing an imminent trial over their 1992 nuptial agreement and marital assets, investigators say. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025 But who should show up but her former husband, over from Delaware’s Eastern Shore for the weekend’s nuptial events, lugging a duffel bag and pet carrier. Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
The Gilded Age Season 3 reached its halfway point Sunday night with a big episode centered around Gladys’ (Taissa Farmiga) wedding to The Duke of Buckingham (Ben Lamb), and key in the lead-up to the nuptials is the arrival of Merritt Wever’s character Monica O’Brien. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 July 2025 In the two weeks since his lavish Venetian nuptials, the Amazon founder has offloaded $1.5 billion worth of stock—a tiny sliver of his overall stake. Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuptial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptial
Adjective
  • The Miss Universe alum topped off the marital ensemble with a 16-foot lace veil.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 July 2025
  • She was surprisingly left off the USA Olympic team, faced marital strife and mourned the loss of Summitt, who died of complications from Alzheimer’s.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Meeting space, which is also popular for weddings, is another distinctive amenity.
    Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
  • Donna hosts Sophie’s wedding with the help of her friends, Tanya (Christine Baranski) and Rosie (Julie Walters), while Sophie cooks up a plan of her own.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Their son, Monty, was born in 2017, with each having one child from their previous marriages.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • Off-screen, many of them have been in marriages for almost the same amount of time.
    Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 9 July 2025

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“Nuptial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuptial. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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