as in marital
of or relating to marriage she plans to focus on matrimonial concerns after she's established in her career

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Recent Examples of matrimonial Founded in 2023 from the merger of two matrimonial law firms — one in New York and one in Palm Beach, Florida — it’s rapidly grown into the one-stop shop for today’s most expensive divorces. Robert Frank, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 Jacob Elordi plays Dorrigo Evans’ younger self, stumbling into an engagement with a girlfriend from a wealthy family (Olivia DeJonge) while falling in love with his uncle’s wife Amy (Odessa Young), a bohemian youngster who has clearly done some regrettable matrimonial stumbling herself. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025 Destined for streaming on Prime Video (like so many comedies these days), this matrimonial romp stars Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon. Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2025 Related Articles Gomez, who is currently engaged to producer and music artist Benny Blanco, finished her matrimonial look with her marquis diamond engagement ring, which is estimated to have cost around $200,000, according to the diamond experts from United Kingdom retailer Steven Stone. Marissa Muller, WWD, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for matrimonial
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  • The results showed that, across the board, couples who had a child before marrying did not have worse marital outcomes than couples who followed the more traditional route.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Heather had been working with the Kingpin as his marital therapist and had taken a strong anti-vigilante stance, so her boyfriend's momentary slip was the straw that broke the camel’s back, making her turn to the dark side and team up with the Kingpin.
    Skyler Trepel, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Matrimonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matrimonial. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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