as in wedded
of or relating to marriage
neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got
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Recent Examples of marital
Those in the comments widely agreed that the man was not at fault for his mother's reaction or their marital issues.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The results are equal parts marital crisis, sins-of-the-father psychodrama and visceral body horror.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
And the Associated Press published a news story showing that Hegseth’s history of marital infidelity and insubordination toward a commanding officer violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which, as Defense Secretary, he would be called on to enforce.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
One of the people in whom Palmer confided about her marital issues at the time was Caroline, a potter who, along with her builder husband, Phillip, had been living on the Woodstock property and working as a caretaker.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The results are equal parts marital crisis, sins-of-the-father psychodrama and visceral body horror.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
And the Associated Press published a news story showing that Hegseth’s history of marital infidelity and insubordination toward a commanding officer violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which, as Defense Secretary, he would be called on to enforce.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
One of the people in whom Palmer confided about her marital issues at the time was Caroline, a potter who, along with her builder husband, Phillip, had been living on the Woodstock property and working as a caretaker.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for marital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marital
Adjective
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The figures include Abigail Abbot Bailey, an eighteenth-century New Englander whose efforts to leave her abusive husband, Asa, were hindered not just by strictures against divorce but also by the prevailing attitudes toward conjugal desire.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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The female-nude painting hanging over her conjugal bed satirizes a freaky tendency that rocks her marital arrangement — an unsettling tour de force from Breillat.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 June 2024
Adjective
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Related Articles Gomez, who is currently engaged to producer and music artist Benny Blanco, finished her matrimonial look with her marquis diamond engagement ring, which is estimated to have cost around $200,000, according to the diamond experts from United Kingdom retailer Steven Stone.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
4 Jan. 2025
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Georgia, a matrimonial attorney, was unable to work between the date of the accident and April 1, 2023.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The attorney refers to Danielle Hegseth, the former sister-in-law who was married to Hegseth’s brother and kept the surname, by her maiden name in his letter.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Jan. 2025
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According to the lawsuit, Baños is married to Carollo’s cousin.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The old tradition that the bride’s parents should cover the bill is no longer nuptial canon.—
Virginia Van Zanten,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The latest installment follows the central friends-to-lovers romance of Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), ending with their connubial bliss and a new Bridgerton baby, the future new Lord Featherington.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 June 2024
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But now, the widowed Sophie needs West to feign an engagement with her in order to push her younger (also widowed) sister Alexandra into her own connubial bliss.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Feb. 2024
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marital. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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