as in miscegenation
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Recent Examples of intermarriage
Even as intermarriage rates are increasing across the board, according to the most recent figures from the Pew Research Center, only 12% of Black women marry outside of their race.
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Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
And Viserys coveting Dany was a sadistic example of his own obsolescence; while intermarriage may have been common for House Targaryen decades ago, Viserys clinging to customs of the past was a sign of his own unfitness to rule in the present.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Originating in Egypt in the 11th century, the group practices an offshoot of Islam which permits no converts – either to or from the religion – and no intermarriage.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 28 July 2024
Their analysis examines a number of measures, including education levels, language usage, socioeconomic status, intermarriage, residential segregation, ethnic identity, and political participation.
—Michael Aguilar, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2024
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Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
And Viserys coveting Dany was a sadistic example of his own obsolescence; while intermarriage may have been common for House Targaryen decades ago, Viserys clinging to customs of the past was a sign of his own unfitness to rule in the present.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Originating in Egypt in the 11th century, the group practices an offshoot of Islam which permits no converts – either to or from the religion – and no intermarriage.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 28 July 2024
Their analysis examines a number of measures, including education levels, language usage, socioeconomic status, intermarriage, residential segregation, ethnic identity, and political participation.
—Michael Aguilar, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermarriage
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On top of that, Hollywood’s Hays Code prohibited miscegenation — no interracial romance whatsoever.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Jacob rides a horse into the city overnight for the miscegenation trial of Yellowstone foreman Zane and his wife, which has yet to get underway when the episode ends.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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This is somewhat the case in the U.S.; a 2023 study by the Pew Research Center showed that though husbands and wives earn roughly equally in a growing share of heterosexual marriages, women in these households still spend more time on child care and chores.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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After his death, no proof of two of the marriages — or his son — could be found.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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In defeat, the matrimony between manager, club and city had never been more visible.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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This cowboy is getting hitched and has the hat to match in matrimony.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Outside Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Greater visibility, including celebrities having children out of wedlock, has also contributed to the shift.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
20 May 2025
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Was the boy born out of wedlock or has Saul simply snapped?—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Of the educationally mixed marriages, the majority—62 percent—were hypogamous, up from 39 percent in 1980.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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At the age of 16, the offspring of mixed marriages had to choose one of their parents’ ethnicities.—
Robert Hornsby,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Oct. 2023
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“Intermarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermarriage. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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