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
There’s an underlying sense of loyalty between them, even post-divorce, with Apollo revealing that Toya had been asking about his marital affairs.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024
Court documents obtained by PEOPLE cited irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital misconduct as the reason, and Cyrus also sought an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
While Marijn de Wit and the director’s tight script hangs on the plot hook of Maartje’s escalating dementia, its emotional arc rests on Jaap’s gradual return to full marital partnership.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
It was initially rumored that Grande and Gomez might raze the existing three-bedroom, two-bathroom structure to build a new marital home together, but the pair divorced in 2023 and the house remained untouched.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024
Court documents obtained by PEOPLE cited irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital misconduct as the reason, and Cyrus also sought an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
While Marijn de Wit and the director’s tight script hangs on the plot hook of Maartje’s escalating dementia, its emotional arc rests on Jaap’s gradual return to full marital partnership.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
It was initially rumored that Grande and Gomez might raze the existing three-bedroom, two-bathroom structure to build a new marital home together, but the pair divorced in 2023 and the house remained untouched.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marital
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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
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An older and much less romantic Hong works in a Korean publishing company and is ready to make a more pragmatic matrimonial choice.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The matrimonial attorney was unable to work again until April 1, 2023.David K. Li, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Barker, who is married to Kourtney Kardashian, has produced music for artists like Machine Gun Kelly and Avril Lavigne in recent years.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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Trump is married to Eric Trump, Donald Trump's son.Jasper Ward, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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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
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The earthy orange shade is perfect for autumn and will instantly put you in the fall nuptial spirit.Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
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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 Dec. 2024.
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