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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
The show featured a blended family of three boys and three girls from previous marriages.
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Married relatives who doubt their marriages and no longer believe their spouses are their soulmates begin to bleed to death.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The curse begins affecting Nicky’s married relatives who doubt their own marriages and no longer believe their spouses are their soulmates.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Memories of her marriages had been dry and controlled.
—Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Married relatives who doubt their marriages and no longer believe their spouses are their soulmates begin to bleed to death.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The curse begins affecting Nicky’s married relatives who doubt their own marriages and no longer believe their spouses are their soulmates.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Memories of her marriages had been dry and controlled.
—Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
Noun
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The advisory comes as transit officials brace for massive crowds with MetLife Stadium hosting multiple matches, including the final.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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Three of the matches went to Super Tiebreakers.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Noun
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News of the family's new dog comes on the heels of William and Kate's 15th wedding anniversary earlier this week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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There was a great big wedding celebration and Chunhyang and Mongryong were together for all the years to come.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Noun
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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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The three couples — who have 179 years of matrimony between them — soon got together to see the dress, all those years later, and to pass it into Vanderpool's possession for the day her granddaughter gets married.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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The information contained in this article reflects multiple conversations with various sources at the Spanish champions, all of whom wanted to speak anonymously to protect relationships.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Investors had cheered the talks and the prospect of change at a fiercely independent company that had relied on decades-old relationships.—
Edwin Chan,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Why would a woman struggling with finding housing have four kids out of wedlock?—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Acknowledging that most civil law now permits legitimization after the fact, some jurisdictions still discriminate against a child born out of wedlock.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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