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 Per the lawsuit, Dr. Sophy was hired by Dre in 2018, as the producer and his now ex-wife, Nicole Young, were attempting to resolve their marital differences. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Oct. 2024 Per The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the listing, Jeanne has moved out of the marital estate and Tony Pritzker appears to have spent $19.5 million on a penthouse at Westwood’s Beverly West condominium. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024 In the latest batch of episodes from the Netflix show's seventh season, fans watched as Hannah and Nick Dorka's relationship took a downward turn after meeting her family and friends, as well as failing to see eye-to-eye on household and marital responsibilities. Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024 John Gottman’s own longitudinal study found that couples with children often experience a staggering 67% drop in marital satisfaction after having children. Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences 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
  • 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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  • An older and much less romantic Hong works in a Korean publishing company and is ready to make a more pragmatic matrimonial choice.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The matrimonial attorney was unable to work again until April 1, 2023.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • Kushner is the father of Jared Kushner, the former White House senior adviser to Trump who is married to Trump's oldest daughter, Ivanka.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The host of the new podcast is married to former Philadelphia Eagles player, Jason Kelce, whose brother, Travis Kelce, is dating pop superstar Taylor Swift.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Yancy is a close cousin of Trent Walker, the L.A. hipster Vaughn played in Swingers; Beanie Campbell, the ear-muffing father in Old School; and Jeremy Grey, the guy who snuck into various nuptial events in Wedding Crashers.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The earthy orange shade is perfect for autumn and will instantly put you in the fall nuptial spirit.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
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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
  • 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 17 Dec. 2024.

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