as in wife
a woman who has just married or is about to be married
a new bride the mother of the bride
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Recent Examples of bride
So, as inspiration for any 2025 brides, Vogue decided to compile our favorite backyard weddings from the archives.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Then there’s Eric Frankenstein (David Harbour), who nearly ruined the team’s infiltration of the royal palace in his eternal pursuit of his bride.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
The wedding ceremony started around 10 p.m., to ensure that the bride and groom would become wife and husband at the auspicious time of 11:40 p.m., chosen according to their birth charts.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Lord John instructs Ian to return to his bride as William all but rolls his eyes in the background.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Then there’s Eric Frankenstein (David Harbour), who nearly ruined the team’s infiltration of the royal palace in his eternal pursuit of his bride.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
The wedding ceremony started around 10 p.m., to ensure that the bride and groom would become wife and husband at the auspicious time of 11:40 p.m., chosen according to their birth charts.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Lord John instructs Ian to return to his bride as William all but rolls his eyes in the background.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bride
Noun
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Hyde and his wife, Amanda, would jet Ciffa to their home near San Diego to cut Micah’s and their young son’s hair.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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With his first wife, Pierrette Lalanne, Le Pen had three daughters: Marine, Yann and Marie-Caroline.—
ANIA NUSSBAUM and ANGELINA RASCOUET Bloomberg News (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The 6-11 Towns quickly proved to be a perfect fit, thriving as a pick-and-roll partner with Brunson while putting up career-best shooting numbers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Ann is experiencing restlessness over her relationship to Clare, her partner in life and the retreat, as well as inner turbulence over her absented son.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Former first lady Michelle Obama was not in attendance.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2025
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Carter defeated Ford in 1976 but the pair, and their first ladies, became close friends, and Carter eulogized Ford at his funeral.—
Bill Barrow,
The Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement In the small farming towns outside Bakersfield, at gas stations and in the miles and miles of fields, everyone seemed to know about the arrests that had quickly spread across social media, sowing fear among migrant families, many of whom had children or spouses that were born here.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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The addition of save and draft allows for future capabilities, including the ability for spouses to sign a form.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Bride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bride. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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