as in marital
of or relating to marriage
newlyweds still in a state of nuptial bliss
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Recent Examples of nuptial
Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
Yancy is a close cousin of Trent Walker, the L.A. hipster Vaughn played in Swingers; Beanie Campbell, the ear-muffing father in Old School; and Jeremy Grey, the guy who snuck into various nuptial events in Wedding Crashers.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
What began as a PR stunt turned into lifelong nuptials.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The old tradition that the bride’s parents should cover the bill is no longer nuptial canon.
—Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
Yancy is a close cousin of Trent Walker, the L.A. hipster Vaughn played in Swingers; Beanie Campbell, the ear-muffing father in Old School; and Jeremy Grey, the guy who snuck into various nuptial events in Wedding Crashers.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
Prior to their nuptials in Georgia, Lopez and Affleck had eloped in Las Vegas, a spontaneous decision that derived from the stress of wedding planning.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
What began as a PR stunt turned into lifelong nuptials.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptial
Adjective
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The results showed that, across the board, couples who had a child before marrying did not have worse marital outcomes than couples who followed the more traditional route.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Heather had been working with the Kingpin as his marital therapist and had taken a strong anti-vigilante stance, so her boyfriend's momentary slip was the straw that broke the camel’s back, making her turn to the dark side and team up with the Kingpin.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My goddaughter’s destination wedding is coming up soon.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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Eliza, whose aunt told her the truth, confronts her mom, Olivia, at Quinn’s wedding.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Within a span of 14 months, three of the Sister Wives patriarch's marriages imploded.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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But as one of their marriages falls apart, their friend group — and seasonal vacations — are upended by the news.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Nuptial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuptial. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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