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newlywed

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


NOUN
bridegroom
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Members of a lifeboat station surprised their newlywed crewmates with a guard of honour made up of oars and yellow wellies at their wedding.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

His newlywed wife quit her job at a New York advertising agency to join him.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 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

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

From Salon Sep. 11, 2025

Just two years younger than Dorothy, Blanche was a thirty-five-year-old newlywed in 1947.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

When it was time to toast the newlyweds, one speaker thanked Citadel CEO Ken Griffin for making it all possible.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that the newlyweds paid the city $160,000 to cover the resulting costs.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

But it will take several more days for the excitement to die down in Kano and as the newlyweds busy themselves with setting up home together.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Kessler, 24, agreed to a four-year, $130 million contract, not a bad nest egg for newlyweds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

He did farm labor between revivals, and in the autumn of ’41 it was our first enterprise as newlyweds to bend our backs together in the dusty fields.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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