nuptials

plural of nuptial
as in wedding
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 nuptials The performance and appearance come days before Byrne's upcoming nuptials. Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 Compton and Lewan joked that Jason was giving a hint of his potential best man speech for Travis and Swift's upcoming nuptials. Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Aaron didn't attend their nuptials, either. Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 From wedding cakes to reception venues, brands are vowing to drop everything now for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's impending nuptials. Melina Khan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 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 Rumors between the two emerged right when they were spotted at the Venetian nuptials shortly after Bloom and Perry announced their breakup. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptials
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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“Nuptials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuptials. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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