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as in coupled
to take a spouse
she swore that she would never wed
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Recent Examples of wedded
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Moreover, some in Merz’s caucus are not wedded to sustaining the firewall against the AfD and envision cooperation with the far-right party, an idea Merz absolutely rejects.
—Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
The break-up, announced in January, was a surprise because Carter, who succeeded Paul Keel as chief executive in March 2024, had run both Smiths Detection and Smiths Interconnect earlier in his career and some investors perceived him as wedded to them.
—Ian King, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
One of my favorite books about the Constitution, by historian Michael Kammen, argues the paradox of Americans’ relationship to the Constitution is that people appear to be so wholly wedded to a document that so few have ever read for themselves.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Still, Benny says, they were never wedded to being a duo.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
But this daughter-in-law, now wedded for many years to the older son, was at the funeral, fine lines around her mouth, holding a boy to her side.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Meryl Streep’s schedule presumably explains why Loretta, newly wedded to Martin Short’s Oliver, spends the first half of the latest Only Murders in the Building season off-screen.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Camus’ slim novel is wedded to Meursault’s point-of-view and he is framed as a man ultimately condemned by his failure to appropriately perform grief, with the wider social implications of his character left to the reader to unpack.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
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Tennis is largely wedded to hugely lucrative, lengthy and longstanding media rights deals that bring in millions of dollars but can lack the flexibility required for a sport to thrive amid the slow decline of traditional television rights.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Moreover, some in Merz’s caucus are not wedded to sustaining the firewall against the AfD and envision cooperation with the far-right party, an idea Merz absolutely rejects.
—Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
The break-up, announced in January, was a surprise because Carter, who succeeded Paul Keel as chief executive in March 2024, had run both Smiths Detection and Smiths Interconnect earlier in his career and some investors perceived him as wedded to them.
—Ian King, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
One of my favorite books about the Constitution, by historian Michael Kammen, argues the paradox of Americans’ relationship to the Constitution is that people appear to be so wholly wedded to a document that so few have ever read for themselves.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Still, Benny says, they were never wedded to being a duo.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
But this daughter-in-law, now wedded for many years to the older son, was at the funeral, fine lines around her mouth, holding a boy to her side.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Meryl Streep’s schedule presumably explains why Loretta, newly wedded to Martin Short’s Oliver, spends the first half of the latest Only Murders in the Building season off-screen.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Camus’ slim novel is wedded to Meursault’s point-of-view and he is framed as a man ultimately condemned by his failure to appropriately perform grief, with the wider social implications of his character left to the reader to unpack.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedded
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The two were married for two years before Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tarek, who was previously married to Haack from 2009 to 2016, married Heather in 2021.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield and the family’s Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, were having an extra-marital affair and carried out the plan together.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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The couple had publicly but lovingly described some marital difficulties, yet there were still few outward signs the divorce was coming.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Wedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedded. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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