as in marriage
the state or practice of being married to more than one person at the same time
Some cultures practice polygamy.
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Recent Examples of polygamy
In Libya, Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, the leader of the National Transitional Council, ended a ban on polygamy in his maiden speech to the country.
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Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2017
The Sister Wives star, 52, chronicles her journey within and away from Mormonism and polygamy in Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family and Finding Freedom, set to debut in September 2025.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The Brown family were members of the Apostolic United Brethren, a fundamentalist Mormon group that practices polygamy.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
In the recent episode of iHeart’s Rogue Energy podcast, Christine and Janelle Brown discussed their lives after leaving polygamy.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2017
The Sister Wives star, 52, chronicles her journey within and away from Mormonism and polygamy in Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family and Finding Freedom, set to debut in September 2025.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The Brown family were members of the Apostolic United Brethren, a fundamentalist Mormon group that practices polygamy.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
In the recent episode of iHeart’s Rogue Energy podcast, Christine and Janelle Brown discussed their lives after leaving polygamy.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polygamy
Noun
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The actress and comedian has three sons from two marriages.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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The first one had been engaged to uncover Fred’s affairs (three) and the others, after her divorce from Fred, to monitor his subsequent marriages (two).—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 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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“Polygamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polygamy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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