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wedded

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verb

variants also wed
past tense of wed
1
as in espoused
to give in marriage the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm

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2
as in connected
to perform the ceremony of marriage for the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month

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3
as in remarried
to take a spouse she swore that she would never wed

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4
as in proposed
to take as a spouse a true romantic, he intends to wed her on Valentine's Day

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Adjective
  • Serafini, 51, is accused of murder in connection with a reported burglary at the home of the married couple, Spohr, 70, and Wood, 68.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
  • This demographic, referred to as the gray or silver divorce, is choosing to dissolve marriages three times more than married couples from the 1990s, and the reasons vary for calling it quits.
    Ilyssa Panitz, Flow Space, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • Didion wrote these notes to her spouse apparently so he could be kept informed of what are generally considered private conversations between patient and doctor, and their very existence demonstrates the intensity of the couple’s marital bond.
    Evelyn McDonnell June 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
  • The trust indicates that upon Jimmy’s death, the bulk of his assets would go to the marital trust, which was to be administered by Jane and an independent co-trustee.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 4 June 2025
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“Wedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedded. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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