marries

present tense third-person singular of marry
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as in connects
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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as in weds
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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as in remarries
to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

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as in mates
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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Recent Examples of marries The movie concerns Madison’s title character, a strip-club dancer and sometime escort, who impulsively marries her client, the goofy dissolute son of a Russian oligarch. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024 Related Articles The jewelry, which has sensual curves and marries keshi pearls and gold vermeil links, beads and bands, complements the shirts, but can also be worn alone. Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Marries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marries. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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