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Recent Examples of nuptials
In Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, the countdown isn’t just for the inevitable mass slaughter but also for the nuptials of Rachel Harkin (Camila Morrone) and Nicky Cunningham (Adam DiMarco).
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
The already anxious Rachel, who lost her mother as an infant and is estranged from her dad, has a bad feeling about her nuptials in five days.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Prior to their nuptials, the Danforth family’s in-house glam squad cleans Grace up, and that’s when Ursula approaches her to reconsider her plan to wed her psychotic sibling.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Unlike other nuptials, however, this one wasn’t real.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
While coasting at her job running a chip company’s social media, with her YA novel long on the back burner, Lou begins getting more requests to write brides’ vows ahead of their nuptials.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
In a video shared on A24's Instagram Stories, Zendaya was seen popping her head through the chapel doors, prompting gasps from the nuptials' guests.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Years later, Stone divulged a shocking detail of their nuptials while appearing on the Smartless podcast.
—Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
The year was 1994, and a handful of Irish lads were gathered at a hotel in Northern Ireland to celebrate Colin Cather’s pending nuptials.
—Abby Ellin, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
The already anxious Rachel, who lost her mother as an infant and is estranged from her dad, has a bad feeling about her nuptials in five days.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Prior to their nuptials, the Danforth family’s in-house glam squad cleans Grace up, and that’s when Ursula approaches her to reconsider her plan to wed her psychotic sibling.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Unlike other nuptials, however, this one wasn’t real.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
While coasting at her job running a chip company’s social media, with her YA novel long on the back burner, Lou begins getting more requests to write brides’ vows ahead of their nuptials.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
In a video shared on A24's Instagram Stories, Zendaya was seen popping her head through the chapel doors, prompting gasps from the nuptials' guests.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Years later, Stone divulged a shocking detail of their nuptials while appearing on the Smartless podcast.
—Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
The year was 1994, and a handful of Irish lads were gathered at a hotel in Northern Ireland to celebrate Colin Cather’s pending nuptials.
—Abby Ellin, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptials
Noun
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Because of my daughter’s lesbian relationship, my son does not plan to invite his sister’s fiancee to the wedding, saying their values don’t align.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The plan was to drop Lauren off on Martha’s Vineyard before continuing on to Cape Cod, to attend John’s cousin’s wedding that weekend.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In time, marriages with junior Bourbon houses would also be arranged for three of Antonia’s sisters, while three others, within the Austrian Netherlands and the crown lands of Hungary, Bohemia, and Austria itself, would serve the dynasty’s long‑term project of centralizing its power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Mar. 2026
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Hamilton said the measure would not impact marriages between minors who were married before Nov. 1, when the law takes effect.—
Barbara Hoberock,
Oklahoma Voice,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Nuptials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuptials. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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