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as in to wed
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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as in to match
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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as in to remarry
to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

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as in to mate
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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Recent Examples of marry They got married in 1982 following Ozzy's divorce from his first wife, Thelma Riley. Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 Meanwhile, Jamie Lee Curtis‘ Tess, Anna’s mom, swaps places with Lily — played by newcomer Sophia Hammons — the daughter of Eric, the man played by Manny Jacinto that Anna is about to marry. Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025 Generally, employees could be described as full-time, with a linear career, married with children. Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 The pair, who were married in 2018, announced their split earlier this month after Phypers filed for divorce. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for marry
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  • Since the New Deal, they have been firmly wedded to the administrative state, to its progressive agencies and programs, and to the spending and taxing necessary to support them.
    Terry M. Moe, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • Like Michael Bloomberg who has been a Republican, a Democrat and an independent, Adams is not wedded to any political party or movement.
    Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2025
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  • Given their soaring popularity over the past three years, matching their Euro 2022 success on Sunday would propel them to another stratosphere.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 25 July 2025
  • The clip shows a small child bouncing inside a hotel room, a visual that perfectly matches the mom's advice.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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  • After Shamblin Lara and her first husband, David Shamblin, divorced, Shamblin Lara got remarried in 2018 to Joe Lara, an actor known for playing the character of Tarzan.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025
  • Eventually, both of my parents remarried, and all four of them worked in social services.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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  • The vehicle must be shipped in segments to Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 3 in Virginia, where it will be fully mated as a rocket.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 July 2025
  • These windows prime our neural circuits to respond to opportunities for mating.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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  • Hayden combined to throw just four innings in his first two starts of the month, allowing eight runs, including five on six walks on July 3 against Lake County.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 July 2025
  • When deaths from heat and cold are combined, Europe has close to 50 times as many deaths as the U.S. — as many as 250,000 to 500,000 more deaths every year.
    Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
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  • Founded in 1996, LendingTree offers online tools to connect borrowers with lenders on financial services, like credit cards, mortgages or personal loans.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
  • Featuring dozens of speakers, the event seeks to connect thousands of attendees from different industries and levels of experience with technology professionals.
    Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
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  • Berkowitz committed eight shooting attacks between July 1976 and his capture in August 1977.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Don’t point to things with chopsticks or commit the double-dipping sin of taking food from a common plate with chopsticks that have been in your mouth.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
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  • In response to strong domestic and international criticism, President Zelenskyy is set to propose a bill that will decrease Russian influence while maintaining the anti-corruption agencies’ independence.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • Schoemann proposes evaluating the voter roll purging process, hand-counting ballots, and ensuring equitable voting access.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025

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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marry. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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