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as in match
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
some religions consider marriage a sacrament
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Recent Examples of marriage
By 1868—after two marriages, two children, and a divorce—Woodhull had settled in New York with Tennie, where the two continued their work as clairvoyants.
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Mindy Johnston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
The gathering, which takes place in the women’s homes, has endured through each phase of their lives — marriages, motherhood, even illness.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
More marriages mean more families in pews and more children raised in the faith.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Both marriages ended in divorce in the 1990s, and Charles and Camilla married in 2005.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
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Mindy Johnston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
The gathering, which takes place in the women’s homes, has endured through each phase of their lives — marriages, motherhood, even illness.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
More marriages mean more families in pews and more children raised in the faith.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Both marriages ended in divorce in the 1990s, and Charles and Camilla married in 2005.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
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Last month, Nikki Bella had to step aside from the Bella Twins' match at WrestleMania and was replaced by Paige, who made her big return to the WWE.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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More games — 104 in total — mean more tickets to sell, with prices rising to thousands of dollars for the best seats at the biggest matches.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Simply having animals experiment with dating apps and attend an ex’s wedding isn’t enough to make the series feel fresh.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Beyond its scale and cinematic scenery, the estate has also hosted major family milestones, including David Lauren’s 2011 wedding to Lauren Bush in the historic Vance barn.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 May 2026
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Then there is the lifelong contentiousness with her mother, Marluce Martins Perry, a talented Brazilian artist who reluctantly traded her gifts and status for matrimony and child-rearing and resented her family in the wake of her decision.—
A.D. Amorosi,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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Lucy works as a high-end matchmaker for New York’s elite while cooly observing that only a very wealthy husband will ever (to paraphrase Elizabeth Bennet) induce her into matrimony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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In the decades since, theorizing of the relationship between natural and artificial literature spawned a whole new academic field, generally within English departments.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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And whatever rifts had formed in his relationship with Altman were largely absent from social media.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Wilde navigates the tonal shifts with authority, delivering surprises along the way, including an ending that somehow delivers hope for the institution of wedlock.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Some House Republicans though argued the measure amounted to government interference, prevented the formation of stable families and would allow babies to be born out of wedlock.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoman,
7 May 2026
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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