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Recent Examples of nuptial
Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Journalists could spend between $19.30 and $23 on a nuptial celebration—about as much as one fancy cocktail in New York City.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
High-profile weddings, like the upcoming Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce nuptials, often come with camera flashes, curious onlookers and a level of scrutiny most couples never experience.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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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
Journalists could spend between $19.30 and $23 on a nuptial celebration—about as much as one fancy cocktail in New York City.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Noun
For her nuptials, Huma Adebin wore a complex low chignon with plenty of twists along with her veil.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
High-profile weddings, like the upcoming Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce nuptials, often come with camera flashes, curious onlookers and a level of scrutiny most couples never experience.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptial
Adjective
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Diana decorated her marital home with cheerful, cozy furniture, crafting a high-English space with designer Dudley Poplak.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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The drafts mention marital discord between Gates and his then-wife Melinda.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The third was as a spiritual offering, and this is significant because people would use cacao in weddings, in baptisms, in other ritual ways.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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John is about to fly Carolyn and her sister Lauren (Sydney Lemmon) to Martha’s Vineyard in his Piper Saratoga to attend a Kennedy wedding.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Several marriages occurred from March 2024 until Feb. 8, 2025, when court documents say Zumba tried to recruit someone still in the Navy.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The longtime Style section reporter defied gender stereotypes, covering current affairs and writing books about the Vietnam War and power-couple marriages.—
Washington Post staff,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Nuptial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuptial. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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