as in marital
of or relating to marriage
a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love
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as in mated
to take a spouse
she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong
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as in combined
to come together to form a single unit
white wine and chicken marry especially well
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Recent Examples of married
Brendel Hightower, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
An anonymous group is offering a $21,000 award for any information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot a married couple in their Sandy home in 2019.
—Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Tracy Wright, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
The former couple, following an initial romance and engagement that ended in 2004, were married in July 2022.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
According to the National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers 2024, married couples accounted for about 62% of all buyers, while single females made up about 20% and single males about 8%.
—Brendel Hightower, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
An anonymous group is offering a $21,000 award for any information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot a married couple in their Sandy home in 2019.
—Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
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When Gwyneth Paltrow married producer Brad Falchuk in September 2018, the couple retreated to their own separate homes after the wedding.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
The former couple, following an initial romance and engagement that ended in 2004, were married in July 2022.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
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The couple faced various marital issues throughout their 16-year run.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The rules vary by state, but making retirement contributions to a new account can help keep the lines between separate and marital property from getting blurred.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Don’t feel wedded to chocolate chips and walnuts if those aren’t your favorite.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2025
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European leaders had tried to guide Trump in the days before Zelenskyy arrived, but Trump is wedded to his demented dream of a troika of strongmen — himself, Putin and Xi Jinping — astride the world.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The American contribution is matched by the International Olympic Committee and would ultimately make up 14 percent of the organization’s roughly $52 million budget for 2024.—
Michael S. Schmidt,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The blood, after all, was a cheery red color that matched the plaid motif in my Pottery Barn tartan placemats.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this month, China’s top officials committed at a key economic agenda-setting meeting to dial up monetary easing efforts, including lowering interest rates to support the ailing economy.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
27 Dec. 2024
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In response to growing scrutiny over the energy intensity of its massive data centers, AWS committed to achieving 100% renewable energy usage.—
Joel Carboni,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Related Articles Gomez, who is currently engaged to producer and music artist Benny Blanco, finished her matrimonial look with her marquis diamond engagement ring, which is estimated to have cost around $200,000, according to the diamond experts from United Kingdom retailer Steven Stone.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
4 Jan. 2025
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Audi explained that the user could view virtual static content that would become interactive when the driver or passenger engaged using gestures.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Designed for nighttime use, Sunday Riley’s vegan eye cream boosts collagen production with a 6% retinol complex fused with bioactive centella asiatica.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
5 Jan. 2025
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Each one is hand cut, fused and sanded.—
Amazon,
refinery29.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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As a Mexican and Jewish American woman from West Rogers Park, I am deeply connected to and proud of my roots.—
Jennifer Guzman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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President Joe Biden and others have said there is no evidence that the explosion was connected to the attack in New Orleans by an Army veteran that killed 14 people.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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