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Recent Examples of monogamy
Is a fear of being single driving you toward serial monogamy?
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Social monogamy is seen in around 90 percent of bird species, but if one of these bonds is broken without one partner dying, it is known as divorce.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
People are now more interested in open relationships, polyamorous relationships, and trying out things that work for them, and also the differences between what monogamy means.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Despite my cries, everyone stays committed to traditional monogamy.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Social monogamy is seen in around 90 percent of bird species, but if one of these bonds is broken without one partner dying, it is known as divorce.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
People are now more interested in open relationships, polyamorous relationships, and trying out things that work for them, and also the differences between what monogamy means.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Despite my cries, everyone stays committed to traditional monogamy.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monogamy
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The Sister Wives star, 52, chronicles her journey within and away from Mormonism and polygamy in Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family and Finding Freedom, set to debut in September 2025.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Brown family were members of the Apostolic United Brethren, a fundamentalist Mormon group that practices polygamy.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The transatlantic trade in enslaved people, which produced a dearth of men in West Africa, helps explain the comparatively high prevalence of polygyny there now.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
26 Sep. 2024
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Get Curious About Who Your Partner Is Now One of the biggest reasons marriages feel stale is the illusion of familiarity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The book, which takes place in both the 1950s and present day, tells the story of Hollywood star Evelyn Hugo and her seven marriages — including one big secret.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Seeking Brother Husband's Kenya gets real with a virtual stranger about her domestic arrangement in this Sunday's episode of the TLC polyandry series.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
21 Apr. 2023
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Most Republican senators, many of whom were millionaires themselves, had mild aversions to some of the proposals and a particular loathing for the income tax.—
Jesse Eisinger,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
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The proposals for the Universal theme park in the U.K. remain subject to a planning decision from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
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Rumors of a split began in 2019, with the pair denying such in April of that year, but later confirming their broken engagement.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The films will have limited theatrical engagements before receiving video-on-demand and physical media releases.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite some lofty promises from Chrissy and people’s overall wariness of Mitch and his story, the opportunity to eliminate Sai was just too tempting.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Just as QAnon offered promises of a Great Awakening, in which the deep state was vanquished and the truth of the evils of the global elite cabal was revealed, the tariffs also offer the promise of an imagined utopia.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Here, a look back at more than 150 years of royal betrothals, and the stones used to mark them.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Their crowded compartment is occupied by another newly married couple, strangers Pradeep Singh (Bhaskar Jha) and Jaya Tripathi (Pratibha Ranta), whose betrothal is more reluctant.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Monogamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monogamy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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