1
as in marrying
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 mating
to perform the ceremony of marriage for
the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month
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3
as in tying the knot
to take a spouse
she swore that she would never wed
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4
as in espousing
to take as a spouse
a true romantic, he intends to wed her on Valentine's Day
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Recent Examples of wedding
Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Kearns returns as Alice Benally, Emma Leaphorn’s (Deanna Allison) mother, an elder who helps Emma prepare for Bernadette and Chee’s (Kiowa Gordon) traditional Navajo wedding.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The rocker was married twice before wedding his longtime wife, Gigi Criss, on May 3, 1998.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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Noun
On Thursday, June 11, the Poor Things actor, 58, paid tribute to his other half, 53, on Instagram with a throwback photo from their wedding day and a more recent snap.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Kearns returns as Alice Benally, Emma Leaphorn’s (Deanna Allison) mother, an elder who helps Emma prepare for Bernadette and Chee’s (Kiowa Gordon) traditional Navajo wedding.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Verb
This effort follows a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit from wedding barn owners who argued the new rules would put them out of business.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The rocker was married twice before wedding his longtime wife, Gigi Criss, on May 3, 1998.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedding
Noun
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During her tell-all, the fiercely private celebrity pulls back the curtain on the true story of her infamous seven marriages and other wild tales of showbiz scandals, betrayals and woes.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Brown’s son and four daughters and Scott’s three sons, all from previous marriages, were on hand for the festivities, the site said.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Zack goes through quite the evolution over the course of the series' back half, eventually marrying Lane and becoming a father.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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The stars met at the 2002 Golden Globes and have been going strong ever since, marrying on June 15, 2010, in New Mexico.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedding. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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