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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
Ben Weiss, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Pressing aggressively, in the way that Arsenal did at the Etihad, won’t work every week because few teams will be as wedded to playing out from the back as City — something that was to the home side’s detriment on Sunday, when Gianluigi Donnarumma conceded a farcical goal.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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
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
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The startup’s new partnership with Mastercard lets Rain target larger institutions who are already wedded to one payments network, Farooq Malik, cofounder and CEO, told Fortune.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Pressing aggressively, in the way that Arsenal did at the Etihad, won’t work every week because few teams will be as wedded to playing out from the back as City — something that was to the home side’s detriment on Sunday, when Gianluigi Donnarumma conceded a farcical goal.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedded
Adjective
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The actor was also married to Victoria Hilbert from 1981 to 1982; Kathleen Kinmont from 1989 to 1993; Shawna Craig from 2011 to 2018; and Kenna Scott from 2023 to 2025.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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According to multiple websites in Greece, Karlaftis married longtime girlfriend, Kaia Harris, who at one time was a discus thrower at Mizzou.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Terry's latest comments also follow marital tension with Matthews earlier this year.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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During this period White also faced personal challenges, including marital difficulties and family health issues.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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“Wedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedded. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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