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
Elsbeth helped Carter’s firm with a messy divorce involving a client named Mark Van Ness, who is now going through a second marital split from a pop star.
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 28 Oct. 2024
The main couple, Annette and Ben, were named after her brother-in-law and sister in-law, and there’s a dinner scene in which Alicia endures Annette and Ben’s marital strife, something Ridley has experienced to a less dramatic degree.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
After meeting her family and friends in an awkward outing, and failing to see eye-to-eye on household and marital responsibilities, Hannah opted not to go to her bridal gown appointment with the rest of the women while Nick skipped out on his tuxedo fitting.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
So, when one partner is highly emotionally reactive, the other often feels hurt, neglected or misunderstood, leading to a decline in marital quality.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 28 Oct. 2024
The main couple, Annette and Ben, were named after her brother-in-law and sister in-law, and there’s a dinner scene in which Alicia endures Annette and Ben’s marital strife, something Ridley has experienced to a less dramatic degree.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
After meeting her family and friends in an awkward outing, and failing to see eye-to-eye on household and marital responsibilities, Hannah opted not to go to her bridal gown appointment with the rest of the women while Nick skipped out on his tuxedo fitting.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
So, when one partner is highly emotionally reactive, the other often feels hurt, neglected or misunderstood, leading to a decline in marital quality.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 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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Anthony Nephew was married to Kathryn Nephew and was Oliver's father.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Swanson has lived in Lakeville for two decades, has four children in the Lakeville district and is married to a former educator.Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 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 21 Nov. 2024.
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