INTERMARRIAGE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

intermarriage

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Definition of intermarriage

as in miscegenation

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Recent Examples of intermarriage But intermarriage could not protect the indigenous peoples, and through wars, disease, and famine their numbers continued to wane. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 By the Eighties, almost half of all Jews were marrying non-Jews, and worry over the long-term implications of intermarriage had become its own cottage industry. — Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 The debate over intermarriage in Conservative Judaism has persisted for decades, reflecting the movement’s dual commitments to tradition and change. — Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025 Despite historical skepticism in American Judaism around intermarriage, the idea that an intermarried family like the Hunters can live a robust Jewish life is gaining broader acceptance. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for intermarriage

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Nancy Buirski's documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who fought Virginia's Jim Crow-era miscegenation laws, eschews narration, instead using archival footage and interviews with those involved to tell a quiet but forceful story that is both a cry for justice and a romance.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The press, however—fearing backlash to its positive depiction of interracial romance—rewrote the conclusion without Grey’s knowledge or consent, killing off Nophaie and the offending prospect of miscegenation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025

Definition of miscegenation

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Yet while this measure is undeniably helpful, its effectiveness may still hinge on strict remarriage qualifications, which may limit the benefits available to deserving families.

— Cristina Johnson, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
My 30s were shaped by divorce, remarriage and raising young children.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of remarriage

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Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
In each of the portraits, his subjects are draped by the white veil, both a symbol of matrimony and silence.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

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As explained in the couple’s recent YouTube video, having a baby out of wedlock was thought to be taboo in Britain at the time — especially in the three decades after World War II.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had asserted that Oyo left a young heir born out of wedlock, but Tooro’s committee looked beyond that in picking Kijanangoma.

— Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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