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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She was relegated to the cheap seats because her vote was needed to keep Johnson wedded to the gavel.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
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Look closer, however, and there are strictures that are wedded to an age that long precedes motor sports and movie stars.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
The daughter of film stars George O’Brien and Marguerite Churchill, Orin shows a contagious enthusiasm for her craft, wedded to a surprisingly self-effacing attitude (especially for someone held up and cut down as a leading woman in her field).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Microsoft has been pushing Edge hard for some time now, with nags and security warnings to urge the vast majority of Windows users wedded to Chrome to the Edge.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Look closer, however, and there are strictures that are wedded to an age that long precedes motor sports and movie stars.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
The daughter of film stars George O’Brien and Marguerite Churchill, Orin shows a contagious enthusiasm for her craft, wedded to a surprisingly self-effacing attitude (especially for someone held up and cut down as a leading woman in her field).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Wed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wed. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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