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newlywed

[noo-lee-wed, nyoo-] / ˈnu liˌwɛd, ˈnyu- /


NOUN
bridegroom
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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When a newlywed clashed with his wedding planner, Marchand helped the groom walk off his bad mood, driving slowly behind him in a golf cart and periodically offering water.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

When she was a newlywed in the early 1980s, she took a tax course to get some practice filing returns.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Thompson’s scheming newlywed manipulates the other characters with the confidence of a queen who controls all the pieces on the board, but every so often she simply has to flip the table over.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

On one side of the screen, a retired cop or a newlywed couple steps in as savior.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

But their parents have gone to great trouble and expense to book the newlywed suite.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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