as in marriage
the state or practice of being married to more than one person at the same time
Some cultures practice polygamy.
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Recent Examples of polygamy
The Brown family were members of the Apostolic United Brethren, a fundamentalist Mormon group that practices polygamy.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
In the recent episode of iHeart’s Rogue Energy podcast, Christine and Janelle Brown discussed their lives after leaving polygamy.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
In small towns, men often have multiple partners — both male and female — and polygamy is common.
—Adam Williams, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
The raid drove polygamy in fundamentalist Mormon communities further underground and allowed people like Warren Jeffs to rally followers by using their fear of the government.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
In the recent episode of iHeart’s Rogue Energy podcast, Christine and Janelle Brown discussed their lives after leaving polygamy.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
In small towns, men often have multiple partners — both male and female — and polygamy is common.
—Adam Williams, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
The raid drove polygamy in fundamentalist Mormon communities further underground and allowed people like Warren Jeffs to rally followers by using their fear of the government.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for polygamy
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“Polygamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polygamy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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