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as in mated
to take a spouse
she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong
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as in combined
to come together to form a single unit
white wine and chicken marry especially well
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Recent Examples of married
Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Yet without laws allowing for domestic partnerships of three or more people, they are left spending thousands of dollars on attorney’s fees to craft a patchwork of legal agreements that afford just small fraction of the contractual protection conferred to married couples by default.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
The pair married last summer and prepared to begin their new life in America.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Walker Halls & Ava Bozzi Walker, Matt Bomer's son with husband Simon Halls, attended prom 2026 with Ava, who is Billie Lourd's sister (her father, Bruce Bozzi, is married to Billie's dad Bryan).
—Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Yet without laws allowing for domestic partnerships of three or more people, they are left spending thousands of dollars on attorney’s fees to craft a patchwork of legal agreements that afford just small fraction of the contractual protection conferred to married couples by default.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman met in 1953 on a blind date and got married three years later, in November of 1956.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
The pair married last summer and prepared to begin their new life in America.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
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Johnson said the suggested economic damages of $5 million were for items including loss of earnings, loss of marital care and loss of guidance.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Musgraves and Lambert bonded over something else in their duet, beyond horse riding prowess and marital horror stories.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ditto for Brayden Point, who scored one goal in his final 11 regular-season games and hasn’t connected yet at five-on-five in this series.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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There was also no evidence that these firms or any of their lawyers are connected to the González Silvera case.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Rolder was committed to play baseball at Illinois before receiving a late wave of football recruiting interest as a senior, eventually leading him to sign with Michigan.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jalen Brunson finished with 39 points and eight assists, Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, and OG Anunoby added 17 points and 10 rebounds on a night the Knicks shot 57% from the field and committed just 11 turnovers.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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That, combined with their late selections in each round, put them among the teams with the least overall capital in the league.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jojo Marsh pitched the seventh to combined on the shutout.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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That engine is mated to a six-speed transmission and a chain drive that transfers that power to the rear wheels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Ferrari was using Boano to help meet the demand for the 250 GT coupe, so a rolling chassis, complete with a 250 hp, 2,953 cc Colombo V-12—mated to a four-speed manual gearbox—was transported to the Turin coachbuilder.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2026
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Playing with Wyatt Johnston and Justin Hryckowian, Rantanen has been matched up primarily against the Boldy line and the Quinn Hughes-Brock Faber pairing.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the mega number in the drawing Saturday, April 26 to win $30,084, the California State Lottery said.—
Don Sweeney
April 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Audience members are engaged to help with shopping, cleaning, cooking, laundry, storytime, date night and much more.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Zahida and Rubina, my older sisters, were both engaged to our cousins, and the aunts had been restless for a while, demanding that the weddings take place soon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Then family and football fused when Ogletree’s son started playing for Norcross in the Gwinnett Football League — and so began Ogletree’s coaching career in youth football.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cee Cee and Bette have long since been fused into a single cultural entity.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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