as in marital
of or relating to marriage
newlyweds still in a state of nuptial bliss
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Recent Examples of nuptial
Kylee McGuigan, Vogue, 13 July 2024
The upcoming wedding comes after Anant and Merchant, 29, kicked off their nuptial celebrations with a glamorous three-day pre-wedding bash in Gujarat in March.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
The reason the tie-dye shirt was so notable was due to Plaza’s previous comments about how the couple wore tie-dye for their spontaneous nuptials.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Khloe Kardashian makes a case for an elevated braid as part of her look for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s baraat (or, a grand nuptial procession that is part of a traditional Indian wedding) thanks to celebrity hair stylist Chris Appleton.
—Kylee McGuigan, Vogue, 13 July 2024
The upcoming wedding comes after Anant and Merchant, 29, kicked off their nuptial celebrations with a glamorous three-day pre-wedding bash in Gujarat in March.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
Noun
Among the options – potentially foregoing a honeymoon or reducing the scope of their wedding – with the hopes of not having to postpone the nuptials out right.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
The reason the tie-dye shirt was so notable was due to Plaza’s previous comments about how the couple wore tie-dye for their spontaneous nuptials.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptial
Adjective
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The tax can easily be deferred with a marital bequest so that no tax is due until the second death.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Here’s a sampling: autism, brittle bone disease, alcoholism, financial struggles and marital difficulties.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Couples can leave Lebanon to secure civil marriages, but such destination weddings, even in nearby Cyprus, are expensive.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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In 2015, the Superman Returns actor mused to the New York Times about the idea of turning the countryside property into a wedding venue catered to those with an idiosyncratic sense of humor that matches her own.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Cruise’s three high-profile marriages — to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes — all ended in divorce.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Other Republican lawmakers said their opposition to the marriages was a moral issue.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Nuptial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuptial. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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