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
Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 May 2026
Schools closed, offices made employees work from home, weddings and funerals were postponed or held on Zoom.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 May 2026
Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
These Prada coupes are wedding registry worthy.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Mind you, the wedding at this point was two years ago.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 May 2026
Schools closed, offices made employees work from home, weddings and funerals were postponed or held on Zoom.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 May 2026
Verb
The rocker was married twice before wedding his longtime wife, Gigi Criss, on May 3, 1998.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
These Prada coupes are wedding registry worthy.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedding
Noun
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More marriages mean more families in pews and more children raised in the faith.—
Peter McGraw,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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After it was revealed that Robach and Holmes were an item in November 2022, both Shue and Fiebig left their respective marriages.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Their mother is obsessed with marrying all the girls off, but has seemingly decided that bookish, sensible Mary isn’t worth the energy.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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After three years of homelessness, she was recruited to model for Vivienne Westwood and ended up marrying a lord.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedding. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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