Be married
Marry and be married are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Marry" instead a verb phrase "Be married".
Marry
Marry verb - To perform the ceremony of marriage for.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The narrator proceeds to turn into a Yandere, tries to get her crush to marry her instead, and when he refuses, she kills the other girl (who's implied to already be married to the narrator's crush).
Source: Childhood Friend Romance -
By the time you are ready to marry and settle down in life, Linda in all probability will be married and be the mother of two or three babies.
Source: MayDecember Romance - In Thorn In My Heart, Logan initially opposes Jamie's desire to marry Logan's daughter Rose, asserting that Leona, as the elder sister, should be married first.
Source: Wedlock Block
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