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Recent Examples of polyandry
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.
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
This equally applies to the practice of polyandry.
—Zamira Rahim, CNN, 28 June 2021
That is, some researchers have assumed that the prevalence of patrilocality and polygyny in relation to matrilocality and polyandry, combined with the structural fact that the X is disproportionately carried in females, can explain the differences in patterns of genetic variation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2010
Even polyandry has been suggested.
—Mei Fong, The Atlantic, 11 July 2020
The new show will also feature a couple who is just beginning to explore polyandry.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
But there are many cultures where a husband can have more than one wife (polygyny) or, less commonly, a wife can have more than one husband (polyandry).
—Rob Knell, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2016
Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
This equally applies to the practice of polyandry.
—Zamira Rahim, CNN, 28 June 2021
That is, some researchers have assumed that the prevalence of patrilocality and polygyny in relation to matrilocality and polyandry, combined with the structural fact that the X is disproportionately carried in females, can explain the differences in patterns of genetic variation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2010
Even polyandry has been suggested.
—Mei Fong, The Atlantic, 11 July 2020
The new show will also feature a couple who is just beginning to explore polyandry.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
But there are many cultures where a husband can have more than one wife (polygyny) or, less commonly, a wife can have more than one husband (polyandry).
—Rob Knell, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyandry
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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 fundamentalist group, also known as FLDS, split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after Mormons officially abandoned polygamy in 1890.Jacques Billeaud and Anita Snow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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The following year, the Browns challenged Utah’s criminal polygamy law in what would become Brown v. Buhman.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Not of the bigamy, nor of baby Patricia, born on April 20, 1953, in Brooklyn, and baptized at St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Ridge three months later.Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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Answer: Treason, murder, obstruction, theft, smuggling, piracy, mutiny, desertion, bigamy, dueling, accepting the land grant on the Ridge under false pretenses.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 July 2024
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The team presented arguments for keeping girls in school, highlighting how money marriages hinder community progress.Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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And research suggests that scholars in academic marriages are no less (but also no more) productive, in terms of publications, than those who are not.Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Social monogamy is seen in around 90 percent of bird species, but if one of these bonds is broken without one partner dying, it is known as divorce.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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People are now more interested in open relationships, polyamorous relationships, and trying out things that work for them, and also the differences between what monogamy means.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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Whether adorable, touching, or surprising, these magical moments of matrimony are memories to last a lifetime for the brides and everyone who witnessed them.Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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They’re showered with gifts — money toward a honeymoon, a good knife set, a hand drill for DIY home projects — to set them up for a successful start to blissful matrimony.Whizy Kim, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Polyandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyandry. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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