as in spouse
a male partner in a marriage
she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
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as in to conserve
to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of
husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them
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Recent Examples of husband
Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Her husband, John, was calling to tell her that their 12-year-old son, Emmet, had been hit by a car.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
While Stone nursed his spacecraft along, NASA brass husbanded their budget, ultimately winning funding to keep Voyager 2 flying.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 12 June 2024
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Noun
The play spirits us into the busy activities of a woman managing the daily economies of a Stratford household — dressing her children, taking care of provisions, fielding letters from a husband whose career keeps him away in London.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Her husband, John, was calling to tell her that their 12-year-old son, Emmet, had been hit by a car.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
At the same time, Washington should husband its resources, expending them as efficiently as possible and convincing Kyiv to avoid large, wasteful offensives.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
While Stone nursed his spacecraft along, NASA brass husbanded their budget, ultimately winning funding to keep Voyager 2 flying.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for husband
Noun
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But many other people care for someone who could possibly outlive them — an adult child, a sibling or a spouse.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Discussions with partners, spouses and others could be unusually powerful.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week released a list of energy-conserving measures for consumers, including working from home, driving more slowly and carpooling.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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People spend more time indoors away from the Sun, and efforts to conserve energy have narrowed the spectrum of indoor lighting, eliminating many red and near-infrared wavelengths.—
Lynne Peeples,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Grab a partner and get out of your comfort zone.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Uber and its fleet partners will purchase 10,000 autonomous R2 vehicles from Rivian.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Union and hubby Dwyane Wade attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, where the Academy Awards beauty bounty overflowed into even more enviable fashion and aspirational hair, makeup, and nail looks.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
16 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the hubby remains locked up in MDC Brooklyn, and the wife is now out on bond.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Husband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husband. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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