1
as in marrying
to give in marriage
the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm
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2
as in mating
to perform the ceremony of marriage for
the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month
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3
as in tying the knot
to take a spouse
she swore that she would never wed
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4
as in espousing
to take as a spouse
a true romantic, he intends to wed her on Valentine's Day
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Recent Examples of wedding
Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play a couple whose wedding plans go seriously awry following a dark revelation.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
These Prada coupes are wedding registry worthy.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Fans were quick to note the resemblance to Meghan's 2018 wedding reception gown.
—Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play a couple whose wedding plans go seriously awry following a dark revelation.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
The rocker was married twice before wedding his longtime wife, Gigi Criss, on May 3, 1998.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
These Prada coupes are wedding registry worthy.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedding
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In time, marriages with junior Bourbon houses would also be arranged for three of Antonia’s sisters, while three others, within the Austrian Netherlands and the crown lands of Hungary, Bohemia, and Austria itself, would serve the dynasty’s long‑term project of centralizing its power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Mar. 2026
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Hamilton said the measure would not impact marriages between minors who were married before Nov. 1, when the law takes effect.—
Barbara Hoberock,
Oklahoma Voice,
26 Mar. 2026
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Robert became a corporate lawyer, marrying the philosopher and Publicis advertising heiress Élisabeth Bleustein-Blanchet, but later shifted his focus to criminal defense.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Following Armstrong's arrest, La Porte County Clerk Heather Stevens filed a motion to prevent him from ever marrying the unnamed woman, a 22-year-old with multiple disabilities, per CBS affiliate WSBT 22.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedding. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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