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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
Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
The Austrian is still wedded to his 3-4-2-1 formation and, on the face of it, has not changed much.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Pitt is of the school of pal Bradley Cooper, wedded to bootcut jeans, bucket hats, and big label staples.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
Sheeran wedded his childhood friend and former schoolmate, Cherry Seaborn, in 2019, and the happy couple have two kids.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
Yet, even as India remains wedded to the dirtiest fossil fuel, its coal consumption is roughly 40% of China’s at the same stage of development, Ember found.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The encyclopedia’s format remains wedded to the information-dense, text-heavy style of Encyclopaedia Britannica—the very model Wikipedia was designed to replace.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 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
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Meanwhile, Russia continues to be wedded to a method of war that relies on attrition, scale and firepower.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
The Austrian is still wedded to his 3-4-2-1 formation and, on the face of it, has not changed much.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Pitt is of the school of pal Bradley Cooper, wedded to bootcut jeans, bucket hats, and big label staples.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
Sheeran wedded his childhood friend and former schoolmate, Cherry Seaborn, in 2019, and the happy couple have two kids.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
Yet, even as India remains wedded to the dirtiest fossil fuel, its coal consumption is roughly 40% of China’s at the same stage of development, Ember found.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The encyclopedia’s format remains wedded to the information-dense, text-heavy style of Encyclopaedia Britannica—the very model Wikipedia was designed to replace.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedded
Adjective
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Howard Buford was married for 50 years to Rita Buford until her death in 1997.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Lou Junod was a charismatic war veteran with a Purple Heart, a travelling handbag salesman, and a husband who was married to the same woman for fifty-nine years.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The second would prohibit courts from awarding abusers alimony, spousal support or a share of marital assets in divorces.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The trial, with testimony livestreamed by Court TV, has aired the couple’s marital problems leading up to the hike, along with their versions of what happened on the trail.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Wedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedded. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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