as in wife
a woman who has just married or is about to be married
a new bride the mother of the bride
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Recent Examples of bride
Despite explicitly banning pale colors, the bride's sister picked out a pale blue floor-length dress that appeared more white than blue.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Apparently, men would judge their future brides by the beauty of their maritozzi.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
The soon-to-be bride and groom are still confused on whether or not they accidentally got married.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The bride and groom’s entire wedding weekend wardrobe was created by the designer.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
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True Blood vet Lauren Bowles will play wife to her real-life husband, Patrick Fischler, in an upcoming episode of CBS‘ NCIS: Origins prequel spinoff.—
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The Die Hard actor remarried in 2009 and has two daughters with his wife, Emma Heming Willis.—
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Mirren, 79, stars as Cara Dutton, the 44-year partner of Jacob Dutton, played by Harrison Ford, 82.—
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Ecwid partners with Square and the physical Square Reader for in-person sales.—
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The Valentine’s Day project was marketed as a body of work that would lean more into R&B and the ladies.—
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Who do the ladies consider the sexiest man on the planet?—
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Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.—
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Other stars, including former first lady Michelle Obama, Demi Lovato, Prince William and Princess Kate, and more are sharing their love for spouses and partners on this romantic occasion.—
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“Bride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bride. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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