as in marriage
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
joined the happy couple in holy wedlock
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Recent Examples of wedlock
But according to legal documents in the case, prosecutors argue that the Salvadoran Constitution changed in 1983, eliminating legal distinctions between children born in or out of wedlock.
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Albinson Linares, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
In episode four, the Sea Snake refuses to show him any affection, and blocks his rise up the ranks, simply because he was born out of wedlock.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Alfonsina, who fell pregnant by a colleague and had the child outside of wedlock.
—Teresa Grøtan (tr. Caroline Waight), The Dial, 12 Nov. 2024
Women brought the victims to her, babies born out of wedlock, perhaps one too many for a household or the mother too young.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Albinson Linares, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
In episode four, the Sea Snake refuses to show him any affection, and blocks his rise up the ranks, simply because he was born out of wedlock.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Alfonsina, who fell pregnant by a colleague and had the child outside of wedlock.
—Teresa Grøtan (tr. Caroline Waight), The Dial, 12 Nov. 2024
Women brought the victims to her, babies born out of wedlock, perhaps one too many for a household or the mother too young.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedlock
marriage
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This is somewhat the case in the U.S.; a 2023 study by the Pew Research Center showed that though husbands and wives earn roughly equally in a growing share of heterosexual marriages, women in these households still spend more time on child care and chores.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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After his death, no proof of two of the marriages — or his son — could be found.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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“Wedlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedlock. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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