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
Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The wedding in Venice reportedly cost over $50 million and was attended by celebrities like Oprah, the Kardashians, and even Leonardo DiCaprio.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Kai Cenat speaks onstage during Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center in New York on June 21, and Kim Kardashian at Hotel Gritti in Venice, Italy, ahead of the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding on June 26.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This particular location is famed as a magnificent spot for outdoor weddings.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The wedding in Venice reportedly cost over $50 million and was attended by celebrities like Oprah, the Kardashians, and even Leonardo DiCaprio.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Another source told People in August 2025 that Swift and Kelce aren’t currently wedding planning.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Kai Cenat speaks onstage during Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center in New York on June 21, and Kim Kardashian at Hotel Gritti in Venice, Italy, ahead of the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding on June 26.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedding
Noun
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To me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Aug. 2025
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The notion of destroying marriages and undoing family relationships would be extremely difficult for the Court to justify.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The pair met in a lecture hall and dated for six years before marrying.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedding. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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