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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
During her tell-all, the fiercely private celebrity pulls back the curtain on the true story of her infamous seven marriages and other wild tales of showbiz scandals, betrayals and woes.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Cruise’s three high-profile marriages — to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes — all ended in divorce.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Other Republican lawmakers said their opposition to the marriages was a moral issue.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025
Writing for The Knot, bridal fashion and shopping expert Sarah Title explained how the tradition dates back to a time when most marriages were arranged.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Cruise’s three high-profile marriages — to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes — all ended in divorce.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Other Republican lawmakers said their opposition to the marriages was a moral issue.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025
Writing for The Knot, bridal fashion and shopping expert Sarah Title explained how the tradition dates back to a time when most marriages were arranged.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
Noun
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On March 2, John Cena won the men’s Elimination Chamber match.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
4 Mar. 2025
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Loafers With a Blazer Dress Loafers and suits are a match made in sartorial heaven—that’s a given—but if the business casual combo is starting to feel a bit stale, here’s a simple trick to try.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their families remained so close that Davis was the best man at Workman’s wedding.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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Christine has taken an ideological stance against the emotional labor and inequity inherent in the system of conventional matrimony!—
Christine Murphy,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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More interesting, though, is that four of these movies center entirely on the planning and execution of a modern American wedding, grappling not with the concept of matrimony but explicitly with the wedding industrial complex and its profound psychological implications.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Toward the end of high school, Allison found herself in an abusive relationship.—
Sarah Lustbader,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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These values inform everything from investment strategies to philanthropic initiatives to relationships with external partners.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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