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Mr. Right

noun

Definition of Mr. Right

as in significant other

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Team owner James Dolan promised rings to the players' significant others as well, highlighting that the support and sacrifices of the players' partners during last season's playoffs were vital to securing the title.

— Otis Livingston, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Mercury in Scorpio, on the other hand, could make conversations with a significant other or close friend feel emotionally loaded, while Saturn retrograde hints that old, unspoken worries are surfacing.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of significant other

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The vehicle will likely show them its flaws — and your better half will probably be the one to immediately fix them.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Actors from hit shows such as The Pitt, Shrinking, The Bear, Pluribus took the opportunity to dress to nines and head for a fun night out with their better halves by their side.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of better half

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Starting first with a country club and then adding more planned developments, Soffer and his partners then transformed nearly 800 acres of swampland into what’s now Aventura.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
The floppy chains bend and stretch to reach nearby partners as opposite charges attract.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

The partners of billionaires have long been appointed to roles distributing their spouses’ wealth through philanthropic and political giving.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
As the journalists finalized their divorces with their ex-spouses in 2023, reports of a budding romance came to the forefront.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of spouse

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Of course its all about a murder she is accused of, one of her ex-husbands, and the timing couldn’t be worse for her beleaguered record company Megamax, now run by her first hubby and manager Barry Vogel (Alan Tudyk).

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Swift’s hubby Travis Kelce, however, was sadly absent from the show, as the NFL star had a Chiefs game against the Miami Dolphins in Florida today.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026

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