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
Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Dubbed Accent_Bridal, the platform takes a wide-lens approach to wedding planning, rather than getting involved in the nitty-gritty details, for which Katz has trusted Julie Lindenman of Julie Lindenman Events to manage.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 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
The couple had a wedding ceremony in 2015, but would go on to separate by 2018.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Dubbed Accent_Bridal, the platform takes a wide-lens approach to wedding planning, rather than getting involved in the nitty-gritty details, for which Katz has trusted Julie Lindenman of Julie Lindenman Events to manage.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 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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Among the likely candidates, though, two songs stand out as marriages of craft and commerce.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
22 Oct. 2025
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The show, which landed in the Mile High City for its ninth season, came to a dramatic conclusion this week and made history as the first season in the franchise with zero successful marriages.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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But everything changes when she’s asked to write vows for Olivia (May), who’s marrying Warren (Jacinto), Lou’s old college flame.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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From stone faces to pearl charm tips, Macmillan’s imagination ran beyond the bounds of natural beauty, marrying organic animation with sculpture techniques.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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