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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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
The couple will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on Jan. 22, two days after No. 45’s inauguration in Washington, D.C.
The new doc marks Ratner’s first high-profile gig in years.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The film traces two women who are lost soon after their weddings as their faces were hidden due to veils.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
While the wedding was still on the table, delays kept getting in the way, including a second pregnancy, their son Ace, who was born in 2013.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Just one day before their sister's wedding, the Gaudreau brothers were riding bikes near their childhood home when they were struck and killed by a vehicle on Aug. 29, 2024.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
The couple will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on Jan. 22, two days after No. 45’s inauguration in Washington, D.C.
The new doc marks Ratner’s first high-profile gig in years.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The film traces two women who are lost soon after their weddings as their faces were hidden due to veils.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
While the wedding was still on the table, delays kept getting in the way, including a second pregnancy, their son Ace, who was born in 2013.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedding. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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