as in wedded
of or relating to marriage
neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got
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Recent Examples of marital
Fighting over millions Tatiana Pino, 56, who stood to inherit half of her husband’s empire — valued at more than $100 million — ended up receiving substantial marital and business assets after his death, but there are still unresolved disputes in probate court over his estate, court records show.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Crab Claw | 2024 | United States | Steve Sanders | A couple in therapy must face the source of their marital problems: the wife’s crab claw.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
The bot, which previously was granted access to the person’s emails, threatens to expose details of his marital affair by forwarding his emails to his wife — if the user does not reverse plans to shut it down.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Working-class wives work primarily for the money rather than career satisfaction; this results in more marital tension, which can fuel marital instability that spirals into yet more economic insecurity.
—Joan C. Williams
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Crab Claw | 2024 | United States | Steve Sanders | A couple in therapy must face the source of their marital problems: the wife’s crab claw.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
The bot, which previously was granted access to the person’s emails, threatens to expose details of his marital affair by forwarding his emails to his wife — if the user does not reverse plans to shut it down.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Working-class wives work primarily for the money rather than career satisfaction; this results in more marital tension, which can fuel marital instability that spirals into yet more economic insecurity.
—Joan C. Williams
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marital
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The figures include Abigail Abbot Bailey, an eighteenth-century New Englander whose efforts to leave her abusive husband, Asa, were hindered not just by strictures against divorce but also by the prevailing attitudes toward conjugal desire.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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The female-nude painting hanging over her conjugal bed satirizes a freaky tendency that rocks her marital arrangement — an unsettling tour de force from Breillat.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 June 2024
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The genesis of Housewives is rooted in domestic life in a certain subsect of American culture, so of course matrimonial affairs will always be a major theme throughout the cities, despite this fanbase’s penchant for misandry.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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And for those special matrimonial occasions, customizable wedding cakes continue to be a very popular offering at Sugar Blossom.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
16 June 2025
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Those earning overtime pay can deduct up to $12,500 ($25,000 for married couples filing jointly), depending on income.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Her client is married and has lived in the United States for approximately two decades.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Five hundred years on from that Codex, who knew that da Vinci’s, Michelangelo’s and Dürer’s anatomical work would augment our view of the auspicious Sanchez/Bezos nuptial collection of modern bodies at this juncture in Venice?—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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On Friday the Bezos-Sanchez nuptial festivities are expected to take place on the island of San Giorgio, known for the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore designed by famous architect Andrea Palladio.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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The latest installment follows the central friends-to-lovers romance of Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), ending with their connubial bliss and a new Bridgerton baby, the future new Lord Featherington.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 June 2024
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But now, the widowed Sophie needs West to feign an engagement with her in order to push her younger (also widowed) sister Alexandra into her own connubial bliss.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Feb. 2024
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marital. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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