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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
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 On Friday the Bezos-Sanchez nuptial festivities are expected to take place on the island of San Giorgio, known for the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore designed by famous architect Andrea Palladio. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 June 2025
Noun
This scene is from one of the nuptials depicted in Songs For Other People’s Weddings, written by David Levithan with songs from Jens Lekman. Katy Hershberger august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025 The last time that the tiara was seen was when Diana’s niece Celia McCorquodale wore it to her nuptials in 2018. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuptial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptial
Adjective
  • Financially, Scott continued to control marital funds, covering household expenses and temporarily providing Kelley $10,000 per month for living costs contingent on court order or further agreement.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Success on Her Own Terms Yet there is one glaring problem in manifesting a post-marital identity overhaul for one of the world’s most successful women—namely, Swift herself, who has expressed no intention of swapping her guitar for an apron.
    Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hailey and Justin welcomed their son in August 2024, three months after renewing their wedding vows in Hawaii.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Guests arrived to the ceremony via ferry — a weirdly poetic parallel to the guest transportation for Connor's Succession season 4 wedding ceremony.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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