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Recent Examples of nuptials
The couple hosted four lavish wedding ceremonies to celebrate their nuptials.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
And that’s reportedly what’s happening with the upcoming nuptials between Swift and fiancé Travis Kelce, as leaks regarding the location and the date have allegedly made Swift alter her plans.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
But there was some interesting counter-programming at this Georgia couple's nuptials.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The bride’s ensembles were designed by an Oscar-winning costume designer; film crews, photographers, and more than 1,000 reporters descended upon Monaco to cover the nuptials; the guest list glittered with international celebrity.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
The nuptials of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, hosted at a villa in Portofino, Italy, on May 22, 2022, included a musical performance by Andrea Bocelli, father of Matteo, who sang for Bezos and Sánchez’s wedding ceremony and reception.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
And that’s reportedly what’s happening with the upcoming nuptials between Swift and fiancé Travis Kelce, as leaks regarding the location and the date have allegedly made Swift alter her plans.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
But there was some interesting counter-programming at this Georgia couple's nuptials.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The bride’s ensembles were designed by an Oscar-winning costume designer; film crews, photographers, and more than 1,000 reporters descended upon Monaco to cover the nuptials; the guest list glittered with international celebrity.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
The nuptials of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, hosted at a villa in Portofino, Italy, on May 22, 2022, included a musical performance by Andrea Bocelli, father of Matteo, who sang for Bezos and Sánchez’s wedding ceremony and reception.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptials
Noun
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London is the capital of pristine facades, often painted in wedding-cake shades of cream or ivory; the city’s dominant aesthetic is a literal whitewash.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the spring of 1986, Nataliia and Valerii celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During their first marriages, each had two children with their respective spouses.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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“Nuptials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuptials. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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