wedded also wed; wedding
1
: to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry
2
: to join in marriage
3
: to unite as if by marriage: such as
a
: to place in close or intimate association
films that made me conscious of the power of wedding image to music—
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b
: to link by commitment or custom
was wed to the old ways
: to enter into matrimony
wedder
noun
Examples of wed in a Sentence
They will wed in the fall.
The actress wed her fourth husband last year.
The novel weds tragedy and comedy.
His new writing job wedded his love of words and his eye for fashion.
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The post-Ferguson model is more or less universal now but culturally, we are still wedded to the idea that the manager holds the key to everything.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
For all his disgruntlement, Wonder ultimately sees himself as a positive agent for change — and he’s still deeply wedded to the idea of music as a unifying force.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024
Created by Bernard Slade (The Flying Nun), the series provided an early-career role for Meredith Baxter as Bridget, a wealthy Irish-Catholic teacher who weds Bernie (David Birney), a Jewish cab driver.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Operation Anadyr failed not because the Soviet rocket forces were too wedded to their standard procedures but because the military’s hypercentralization prevented the feedback mechanisms from working properly.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2023
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Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
For all his disgruntlement, Wonder ultimately sees himself as a positive agent for change — and he’s still deeply wedded to the idea of music as a unifying force.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024
Created by Bernard Slade (The Flying Nun), the series provided an early-career role for Meredith Baxter as Bridget, a wealthy Irish-Catholic teacher who weds Bernie (David Birney), a Jewish cab driver.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Operation Anadyr failed not because the Soviet rocket forces were too wedded to their standard procedures but because the military’s hypercentralization prevented the feedback mechanisms from working properly.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2023
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“Wed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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