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Recent Examples of bigamy
Section 241 in Mississippi's state constitution specifies 10 felonies—murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement or bigamy—for which a conviction will result in a person losing their right to vote.
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Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022
Tosches says Uncle Lee dissuaded them, but couldn't save his nephew from bigamy.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
Strong’s Canadian citizenship was confirmed along with the public reveal of his bigamy.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2023
Over the years, she was accused of or convicted of theft, fraud, burglary and bigamy, according to police reports.
—Joseph Diaz, ABC News, 2 June 2022
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Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022
Tosches says Uncle Lee dissuaded them, but couldn't save his nephew from bigamy.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
Strong’s Canadian citizenship was confirmed along with the public reveal of his bigamy.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2023
Over the years, she was accused of or convicted of theft, fraud, burglary and bigamy, according to police reports.
—Joseph Diaz, ABC News, 2 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigamy
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His maternal grandmother raised him and his older brother, not entrusting them to one of his father’s three other wives (polygamy is common is South Sudanese culture).—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the recent episode of iHeart’s Rogue Energy podcast, Christine and Janelle Brown discussed their lives after leaving polygamy.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Within a span of 14 months, three of the Sister Wives patriarch's marriages imploded.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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But as one of their marriages falls apart, their friend group — and seasonal vacations — are upended by the news.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Seeking Brother Husband's Kenya gets real with a virtual stranger about her domestic arrangement in this Sunday's episode of the TLC polyandry series.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
21 Apr. 2023
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This cowboy is getting hitched and has the hat to match in matrimony.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Outside Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Christine has taken an ideological stance against the emotional labor and inequity inherent in the system of conventional matrimony!—
Christine Murphy,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Nearly two decades prior, Tome gave birth to a stillborn boy out of wedlock.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Apr. 2025
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But according to legal documents in the case, prosecutors argue that the Salvadoran Constitution changed in 1983, eliminating legal distinctions between children born in or out of wedlock.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Bigamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigamy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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