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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
Rumors about the Only Murders in the Building star's nuptials with Benny Blanco being this weekend turned out to be 100-percent true, and as soon as a few beautiful photos of the cute couple were green-lighted to be shared with the eager public, fans were double-tapping with tears in their eyes. Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Sep. 2025 On Sunday, the pair shared images from their 2024 wedding, celebrating the one-year anniversary of their nuptials. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuptial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptial
Adjective
  • 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
  • Plans for a marital dissolution seem to have been in the works prior to that date, however.
    Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The young bride recalls having to sleep in a new house with a new family soon after the wedding, having always slept with her mother at home until then.
    Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When asked of their wedding plans, Blanco told Jake Shane back in July 2025 that wedding planning hasn’t officially kicked off yet.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 29 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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