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tying the knot

VERB

get married

Synonyms

WEAK

become one celebrate a marriage get hitched get spliced marry tie the wedding knot united in marriage wed

Example Sentences

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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are writing a new chapter in their romance, tying the knot two years after a meeting that would make most bookworms swoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

More Americans prefer to figure it out before tying the knot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

And, Swift even admitted that tying the knot didn’t cross her mind before she met Kelce, confessing in her hit “Eldest Daughter” that she “didn’t believe in marriage.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

Divorce rumors circulated within months of them tying the knot, and it didn’t help that many fans were still rooting for the singer to get back with ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

It seemed hours passed before I finally finished tying the knot.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson