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Recent Examples of monogamy
Despite my cries, everyone stays committed to traditional monogamy.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Vasopressin complements oxytocin by encouraging monogamy, loyalty and protective behaviors, supporting long-term attachment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Interestingly, Carter notes that several men in the study firmly believed that humans are not biologically built for monogamy—suggesting that their infidelity was a natural and inevitable expression of human nature.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
How to break the cycle of serial monogamy The good news?
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Vasopressin complements oxytocin by encouraging monogamy, loyalty and protective behaviors, supporting long-term attachment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Interestingly, Carter notes that several men in the study firmly believed that humans are not biologically built for monogamy—suggesting that their infidelity was a natural and inevitable expression of human nature.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
How to break the cycle of serial monogamy The good news?
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for monogamy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monogamy
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In the recent episode of iHeart’s Rogue Energy podcast, Christine and Janelle Brown discussed their lives after leaving polygamy.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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In small towns, men often have multiple partners — both male and female — and polygamy is common.—
Adam Williams,
NPR,
11 Jan. 2025
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The transatlantic trade in enslaved people, which produced a dearth of men in West Africa, helps explain the comparatively high prevalence of polygyny there now.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
26 Sep. 2024
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His son has been married four times and resurrected the long-dead institution of polygyny.—
Tamara Loos,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Dec. 2020
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The doc covers Minnelli's four marriages and divorces and her high-profile relationships with stars like Desi Arnaz Jr., Peter Sellers and Martin Scorsese.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Women's lives and marriages need to be more comfortable.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Seeking Brother Husband's Kenya gets real with a virtual stranger about her domestic arrangement in this Sunday's episode of the TLC polyandry series.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
21 Apr. 2023
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Only one of the dozens of senators voted against the proposal.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s comment may be aimed at garnering support for his proposal that, rather than a wholesale transfer of US TikTok to an American buyer, the United States and China could share control of the platform as a 50-50 joint venture.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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In the aftermath of the hoax call, Summers ended her engagement with Nix and was fired from McDonald’s for violating several company policies, including allowing nonemployees to enter the restaurant’s office, according to The Courier Journal.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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The ban disrupts marketing strategies and highlights the risks of over-reliance on a single platform for audience engagement.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The models have shown considerable promise in preliminary tests, following their release shortly after the announcement of DeepSeek’s R1 model, which also showcased new reasoning capabilities.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
29 Jan. 2025
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The question is: Are the companies prepared for the huge influx of detainees —as many as 11 million over the coming years — should Trump deliver on his campaign promise?—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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Their crowded compartment is occupied by another newly married couple, strangers Pradeep Singh (Bhaskar Jha) and Jaya Tripathi (Pratibha Ranta), whose betrothal is more reluctant.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2024
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Dobrev and White announced their betrothal to Vogue, which is only fair since White used the mag as a reason to trick Dobrev out of the house.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Monogamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monogamy. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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