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matrimony

[ma-truh-moh-nee] / ˈmæ trəˌmoʊ ni /


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As Marty and I became parents and navigated adulthood together, my resistance to matrimony started to feel like an outdated quirk.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2025

Rabbi Joshua Skoff announced the winner in the anniversary derby, a couple celebrating 55 years of matrimony.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

July 1, 2015 The Episcopal Church permits any couple the rite of matrimony.

From Seattle Times May 5, 2024

The 65-year-old said he had only officiated one wedding ceremony before, but it was "such a beautiful thing to be able to join two people in holy matrimony".

From BBC Mar. 22, 2024

“So much that you would continue on with your matrimony just for their sake. If you had to.”

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

I have heard of him; he has a mighty stroke at matrimonies, and mumbles them over as fast, as if he were teaching us to forget them all the while.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by Scott, Walter, Sir




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