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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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Other researchers, such as anthropologist Joseph Henrich, even go as far as to credit Christianity’s derision of polygyny as a driving force of Western prosperity.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 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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The show includes stories from survivors and ex-members of the polygamy-practicing group.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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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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Among the likely candidates, though, two songs stand out as marriages of craft and commerce.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
22 Oct. 2025
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The show, which landed in the Mile High City for its ninth season, came to a dramatic conclusion this week and made history as the first season in the franchise with zero successful marriages.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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Watch Shiva Baby on Netflix Trainwreck Making her film debut, Amy Schumer (who also wrote the screenplay) takes the lead in this 2015 romantic dramedy as Amy Townsend, a carefree, hedonistic magazine writer raised to believe that monogamy is unrealistic.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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About monogamy and infidelity and the challenges of relationships.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
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This union will be especially fragile, given that the two parties at the altar would like to kill each other (a condition that I am told usually takes decades of Anglican matrimony).—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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The couple, who have two children and four grandchildren, were able to celebrate another year of matrimony at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center thanks to the emergency responders.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Polyandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyandry. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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