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as in match
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
some religions consider marriage a sacrament
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Recent Examples of marriage
Once there, the teacher and influencer saw the impacts of poverty, malnutrition and a lack of access to education, as well as girls being forced into early marriages, per the outlet.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Actors, athletes, musicians, and more notable names made headlines for their weddings — including a few first-time marriages.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The pairs temporarily parted ways for trial marriages, navigating the challenges of living with a new partner and testing their new connections.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Almost 50% of all marriages now end in divorce, and no one is more economically vulnerable than a single parent raising a child alone.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Dec. 2024
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Actors, athletes, musicians, and more notable names made headlines for their weddings — including a few first-time marriages.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The pairs temporarily parted ways for trial marriages, navigating the challenges of living with a new partner and testing their new connections.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Almost 50% of all marriages now end in divorce, and no one is more economically vulnerable than a single parent raising a child alone.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
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Kat Dennings and Tim Allen are a father-daughter match made in TV heaven!Esther Kang, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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On the night of his death, Samantha Sharkey said, Sharkey may have been on the way home from covering a high school girls’ wrestling match in Faucett, 16 miles north of Platte City.Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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Personal touches were added by their bridal party to the suite where the shoot took place, including their centerpieces, her bouquet, and celebratory glasses from the wedding day.Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
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Thinking it had been lost, Bethany gave up on the dream of her future daughter one day wearing her beloved wedding dress.Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Whether adorable, touching, or surprising, these magical moments of matrimony are memories to last a lifetime for the brides and everyone who witnessed them.Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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They’re showered with gifts — money toward a honeymoon, a good knife set, a hand drill for DIY home projects — to set them up for a successful start to blissful matrimony.Whizy Kim, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
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As 2025 begins, Microsoft faces a more tenuous relationship with artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which the company has backed to the tune of over $13 billion.Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Well, the relationship between munis and the 10-year Treasury rate is clear in the chart below.Brett Owens, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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In episode four, the Sea Snake refuses to show him any affection, and blocks his rise up the ranks, simply because he was born out of wedlock.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Alfonsina, who fell pregnant by a colleague and had the child outside of wedlock.Teresa Grøtan (Tr. Caroline Waight), The Dial, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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