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Recent Examples of unwed This prairie witch’s origin story is rooted in the loss of her only son and escape from the abusive home for unwed mothers where she was forced to wait out her pregnancy and give birth. Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025 In the novel, four teenage girls are sent to Wellwood House, a home for unwed mothers, in 1970, with the mandate to give birth, send the children away for adoption and pretend like nothing actually happened. William Earl, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025 In a viral clip, an unwed teenager is forced to apologize to her church congregation for her pregnancy, causing online debate. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025 To uphold traditional values and avoid unwed pregnancies, parents might arrange marriages for daughters as young as twelve or thirteen, in customary ceremonies that didn’t carry legal force. H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unwed
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unmarried
Adjective
  • Under California law, if an unmarried person with a child dies without a will, the courts designate the child as the sole heir.
    Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2025
  • What To Know James, who was born in Brooklyn and is unmarried, filed the civil fraud lawsuit against Trump and the Trump Organization in October 2023.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Unwed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwed. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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