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Recent Examples of polyamory
Ne-Yo has finally accepted that polyamory may be the better choice for his lifestyle.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
In the past, Omarion has confirmed his openness to polyamory.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Parallel polyamory where relationships are separate?
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Get crystal clear on what your potential partner’s version of polyamory looks like.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
In the past, Omarion has confirmed his openness to polyamory.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Parallel polyamory where relationships are separate?
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Get crystal clear on what your potential partner’s version of polyamory looks like.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for polyamory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyamory
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Married men and women having an affair ranked dead last in a 2022 Gallup poll of 19 behaviors, below polygamy and cloning humans, with 89% of Americans saying the affair is morally wrong.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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His maternal grandmother raised him and his older brother, not entrusting them to one of his father’s three other wives (polygamy is common is South Sudanese culture).—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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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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Subsequently, Pope Francis granted SSPX priests a slow trickle of faculties, such as the ability to officiate marriages or perform the sacrament of absolution in limited circumstances.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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Commitment, monogamy and trust have often been framed as mechanisms to preserve sameness and predictability — promising a kind of order that keeps chaos at bay.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Global monogamy is overrated, and there’s something to be said for dating around.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
3 July 2025
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Betsey, 50, pleaded guilty to the felony bigamy charge in May, according to ABC Action News.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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But in her pursuit of everything, Alicia risks losing it all – because while female bigamy may not be a crime, the fallout can be life-altering.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
31 July 2025
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One particular enemy of Gauguin’s was Bishop Martin, a Catholic priest on Hiva Oa who did his best to stomp out local custom, forbidding tattooing, Polynesian dancing, and the customary practice of polyandry.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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While legacy agencies might still operate like Victorian-era matchmakers, arranging introductions between clients and journalists with no promises of matrimony, Spynn functions more like a Las Vegas wedding chapel — quick, certain and surprisingly effective.—
Ascend Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2025
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In defeat, the matrimony between manager, club and city had never been more visible.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Marriages are a strong predictor of births in China, where few children are born out of wedlock—prompting concern over the long-term economic impacts as the birth rate trends downward.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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An increase in marriages is a strong indicator of a forthcoming rise in births, as childbirth outside of wedlock is uncommon in South Korea.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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“Polyamory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyamory. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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