as in marriage
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
joined the happy couple in holy wedlock
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So, Leonardo is this gay man born out of wedlock who is the greatest painter of all time in some people’s minds.
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 23 June 2024
That case, which alleged that Mr. Khan hid the existence of a child born out of wedlock, has been dismissed.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
The first came from a doorman at a Trump building who had heard a false rumor that Mr. Trump had fathered a child out of wedlock.
—William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 30 May 2024
His company paid $30,000 for the rights to a false story that Trump had fathered a child out of wedlock, and $150,000 to purchase the rights to former Playboy model Karen McDougal's allegations of a months-long affair with Trump, which Trump denies.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 May 2024
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 23 June 2024
That case, which alleged that Mr. Khan hid the existence of a child born out of wedlock, has been dismissed.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
The first came from a doorman at a Trump building who had heard a false rumor that Mr. Trump had fathered a child out of wedlock.
—William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 30 May 2024
His company paid $30,000 for the rights to a false story that Trump had fathered a child out of wedlock, and $150,000 to purchase the rights to former Playboy model Karen McDougal's allegations of a months-long affair with Trump, which Trump denies.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 May 2024
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“Wedlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedlock. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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