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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 wed
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
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
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Verb
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
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wed
Adjective
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The married father of two sons, who had been on the force for seven months, was making his regular rounds and stopped at Circle K, spotting Teresa talking with a 16-year-old boy outside the store, according to court records.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hurt was married to late actor William Hurt from 1971 to 1982 and married Schrader in 1983.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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As for the marital assets, Kardashian kept the couple’s marital mansion and remained the sole beneficiary of a multi-million-dollar life insurance policy held by Odom.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 Mar. 2026
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The memoir has struck a chord with readers facing unexpected divorces or other marital devastation.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Wed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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