as in boyfriend
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
he gazed lovingly at his betrothed throughout the dinner
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Recent Examples of betrothed
Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2021
Pay close attention to the betrothed couple's preferred dress code.
—Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2021
Glamour, 26 June 2025
Prince Valiant Much of Spaceballs' plot kicks off when Daphne Zuniga's Princess Vespa runs away from her soporific betrothed, Prince Valium (the mighty Jim J. Bullock), at the altar.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 June 2025
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Noun
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is hosting a Colonial wedding dance, such as Webster himself would have taken part in with his betrothed Rebecca Greenleaf, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. Colonial costumes encouraged but not required.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2021
Pay close attention to the betrothed couple's preferred dress code.
—Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2021
Verb
Well, not literally everyone, though the billionaire and his betrothed are being hosted by the city of Venice—home to just about 250,000 residents—for the nuptials, which are expected to take place this week.
—Glamour, 26 June 2025
Prince Valiant Much of Spaceballs' plot kicks off when Daphne Zuniga's Princess Vespa runs away from her soporific betrothed, Prince Valium (the mighty Jim J. Bullock), at the altar.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for betrothed
Adjective
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By staying physically active, mentally engaged, socially connected and attentive to overall health, many people can protect recall well into their later years.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Modern studies confirm that leaders who score higher in emotional intelligence create more engaged and collaborative teams.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After nearly three years with boyfriend Chase Stokes, country singer Kelsea Ballerini is single once more.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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Hong Kong — With their home city Hong Kong unable to honor their wish to get married, Dino Wong and his boyfriend Geoffrey Yu flew more than 2,000 miles across the ocean to Guam to tie the knot in 2019.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Robert Malone, a panel member and vaccine critic, proposed tabling the vote out of concern that there had not been enough discussion about the safety of the hepatitis B vaccines.—
Sony Salzman,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, for example, the department sent Congress proposed legislation that would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming care to children.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the inconsistency, Washington remains committed to Coulibaly as a central piece of its rebuild.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Podium34, with a string of committed donors already lined up, helped convince the IOC that awarding the Games to Salt Lake City early would pay dividends in the long run.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is, actually, another category of nail lovers that has emerged in recent years, and those are people who swear by temporary press-ons.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Four Seasons Napa Valley For wine lovers and those who love them, any time is a great time to visit Napa Valley.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Epstein made an unmonitored call, thought to be to his girlfriend at the time, shortly before his death, which Barr acknowledged was a violation of procedures.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Brilliant chef Roxie has an ex-girlfriend in one scene.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has promised to invest in new air traffic control technology and boost hiring at the Federal Aviation Administration, and Congress approved a new slate of funding for the agency earlier this year.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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It’s been nearly a decade since some 195 global parties promised to try and keep global temperatures below that 2-degree threshold.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The move follows rising concerns over children’s exposure to inappropriate or harmful content from chatbots, lawsuits and congressional scrutiny, and comes as firms like OpenAI have pledged new parental controls.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The catch is The Wall Street Journal reported last Wednesday that OpenAI has pledged to pay Oracle $300 billion over roughly five years.—
Dan Runkevicius,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Betrothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrothed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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