wedded also wed; wedding
1
: to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry
2
: to join in marriage
3
: to unite as if by marriage: such as
a
: to place in close or intimate association
films that made me conscious of the power of wedding image to music—
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b
: to link by commitment or custom
was wed to the old ways
: to enter into matrimony
wedder
noun
Examples of wed in a Sentence
They will wed in the fall.
The actress wed her fourth husband last year.
The novel weds tragedy and comedy.
His new writing job wedded his love of words and his eye for fashion.
Recent Examples on the Web
Families, Afshar says, sometimes wedded their daughters off as a way to avoid starvation.
—The New Yorker, 31 July 2024
That left their former neighborhoods less populated, or otherwise changed, and rendered the Catholic landscape more complex, less wedded to geographical attachment, and thus less efficient in delivering services.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2024
He cannot be relied upon to carry forward the MAGA legacy because he is not yet wedded to it himself.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 26 July 2024
Netanyahu remains wedded to the idea that Israel’s army can achieve his goal of eradicating Hamas in Gaza.
—Jon Hoffman, TIME, 24 July 2024
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The New Yorker, 31 July 2024
That left their former neighborhoods less populated, or otherwise changed, and rendered the Catholic landscape more complex, less wedded to geographical attachment, and thus less efficient in delivering services.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2024
He cannot be relied upon to carry forward the MAGA legacy because he is not yet wedded to it himself.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 26 July 2024
Netanyahu remains wedded to the idea that Israel’s army can achieve his goal of eradicating Hamas in Gaza.
—Jon Hoffman, TIME, 24 July 2024
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“Wed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wed. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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