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Recent Examples of polyandry
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.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
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
Seeking Brother Husband's Kenya gets real with a virtual stranger about her domestic arrangement in this Sunday's episode of the TLC polyandry series.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
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
Seeking Brother Husband's Kenya gets real with a virtual stranger about her domestic arrangement in this Sunday's episode of the TLC polyandry series.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyandry
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In Queen Mother, Farmer takes a clear-eyed look at Moore’s foibles, noting her absenteeism during her son’s formative years, her embrace of patriarchal hierarchy in Black communities, and her exhortations for Black women to embrace polygyny to facilitate nation building.—
Dara T. Mathis,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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In short, there remain multiple ways polygyny can be harmful.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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The fundamentalist group split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after Mormons officially abandoned polygamy in 1890.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Kimbanguist Church prohibits polygamy, which is socially accepted in Congo.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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North Carolina classifies bigamy as a Class I felony, and the charge can result in imprisonment for anyone who knowingly marries while still legally married to another person.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Three wives in three counties may just be the start for a man facing felony bigamy charges in North Carolina, investigators say.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
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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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In the age of social media obsessions and waning monogamy, Basic is a ridiculously relatable laugh riot.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Yes, Aham may truly believe that monogamy is racist.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2026
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Lucy works as a high-end matchmaker for New York’s elite while cooly observing that only a very wealthy husband will ever (to paraphrase Elizabeth Bennet) induce her into matrimony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The three couples — who have 179 years of matrimony between them — soon got together to see the dress, all those years later, and to pass it into Vanderpool's possession for the day her granddaughter gets married.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Polyandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyandry. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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