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
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Dalavai and his wife, Julie, traveled to Dubai more than a week ago to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
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
Carolyn wants to do away with the fluff and have an intimate, understated wedding.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Dalavai and his wife, Julie, traveled to Dubai more than a week ago to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
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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But Clark also sells the app as a way to spice up their marriages, not as a choice that invites divorce.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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Over 4,000 couples were married, including Rosie O’Donnell and her partner, Kelli Carpenter, before the California Supreme Court later voided the marriages.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Lovato dated Valderrama from 2010 to 2016, before marrying her husband Jutes in 2025.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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As part of the rollout for Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s The Drama, A24 is marrying people at a wedding chapel in Las Vegas.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedding. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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