1
as in marrying
to give in marriage
the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm
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2
as in mating
to perform the ceremony of marriage for
the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month
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3
as in tying the knot
to take a spouse
she swore that she would never wed
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4
as in espousing
to take as a spouse
a true romantic, he intends to wed her on Valentine's Day
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Recent Examples of wedding
Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Regardless of which half of the couple objected to the other first, Henry and Anne’s wedding moved forward on January 6, 1540.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Their families remained so close that Davis was the best man at Workman’s wedding.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
The comfortable bra has accompanied me during long days at Disneyland, hiking at Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles, dancing at friends’ weddings, and even through a 10-day vacation to Ireland and Scotland, just to name a few.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
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For his own wedding look, the groom kept it classic in a Tom Ford tuxedo.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Regardless of which half of the couple objected to the other first, Henry and Anne’s wedding moved forward on January 6, 1540.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Their families remained so close that Davis was the best man at Workman’s wedding.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
The comfortable bra has accompanied me during long days at Disneyland, hiking at Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles, dancing at friends’ weddings, and even through a 10-day vacation to Ireland and Scotland, just to name a few.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedding. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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