as in spouse
the person to whom another is married
takes marriage very seriously and wants a man who will be her partner for life
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as in to contract
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Recent Examples of partner
Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Ralph Lauren will also have a range of charitable offers and activities available at each installation to benefit the local beneficiary partner organizations supported by Ralph Lauren’s Pink Pony initiative, the company’s longstanding commitment to the fight against cancer.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The sports, music and entertainment talent management firm will partner with O’Neal to expand his opportunities beyond basketball at the intersection of sports and the creator economy.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The structure puts extra defensive weight on Potts, but his midfield partners did not shirk their share of such duties, with the trio combining to give West Ham broad, reliable coverage across the pitch.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Ralph Lauren will also have a range of charitable offers and activities available at each installation to benefit the local beneficiary partner organizations supported by Ralph Lauren’s Pink Pony initiative, the company’s longstanding commitment to the fight against cancer.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Since that experience, the reality star has gone on to mark several other milestones in his life, including his engagement to partner Alice Yaxley in March.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The sports, music and entertainment talent management firm will partner with O’Neal to expand his opportunities beyond basketball at the intersection of sports and the creator economy.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
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The film tells the story of Christy Martin, a pioneering American boxer, who survived a murder attempt by her trainer-spouse.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The report details the leading industries, roles, and cities where veterans and their spouses secured employment during the first nine months of 2025.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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By the time the show was officially canceled in 2019, Peak TV was already contracting and Prime in particular was going through a period of executive tumult.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Anderson explained that because certain retailers, such as Walmart, contract their turkeys well in advance, the price for customers might be much lower than the market currently indicates.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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President Bill Clinton pardoned Mark Rich, a former hedge-fund manager whose ex-wife had donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Democratic National Committee, the Clinton Presidential Library and Hillary Clinton's New York Senate campaign.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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Killian sets his sights on the ideal contestant, Glen Powell’s Ben Richards, who’s struggling to provide for his wife and ailing child.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Next, there is the architectural designer who subcontracts out the filing of plans to license holders.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Smaller service firms and integrators now subcontract expert technicians for field retrofits, rather than keep them on permanent payroll.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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My religious faith is such that divorce is wrong and that women cannot divorce their husbands.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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My grandmother, on the other hand, lived for another 25 years after her husband died—which meant my relationship with her extended well into my 30s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Friedrichsen, recruited heavily by the Wildcats out of high school, played two seasons for the Demon Deacons before hitting the portal and landing with McKillop’s 2025-26 squad.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Russia recruited some 420,000 personnel in 2024 and over 300,000 in 2025—numbers that have enabled its relentless, if costly, infantry assaults.—
Jack Watling,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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Maybe a mentor, teacher or significant other is challenging your worldview.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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When the Chiefs players and their significant others were out celebrating the Super Bowl LVIII victory in Las Vegas, a Cowboys fan joined the party.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Investigations found the voicemails of public figures were hacked by journalists and private investigators hired by publications who worked on the assumption that few people changed the default voicemail access code their handset came with.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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When Bournemouth hired Iraola the following summer, Perez was invited to replace him but chose instead to accompany his pal to the Premier League.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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