benedicts

noun

plural of benedict
as in husbands

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  1. husbands
  2. spouses
  3. significant others
  4. partners
  5. old men
  6. companions
  7. men
Noun
  • The two estranged princes – now fathers and husbands – have only seen one another a handful of times in the last four years.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Many arrive here carrying pressures that extend far beyond the workshop floor — from childcare and deep financial instability to resistance at home from husbands or parents uneasy about women doing construction work.
    — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
Definition of husbands
Noun
  • Kennus said his advice for spouses, especially husbands who are in a similar situation, is that communication is very important during the good and bad days and their issues need to take a backseat to their wife’s condition.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • Neither is their spouses' income, which in the case of the chief justice, for instance, likely far exceeds his take-home pay.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2026
Definition of spouses
Noun
  • There were also special appearances by some of the cast's significant others at the time, such as David Arquette and Brad Pitt, whose performances took on a fun meta context.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
  • Many of the women have achieved success in their own careers and have raised families alongside their significant others.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Definition of significant others
Noun
  • Nvidia's current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and begin shipping this fall to eight cloud partners, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Muon and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are both FireSat partners.
    — Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • The way Luke is handling the love triangle with Joy and Gen makes Nathan and Joe look like sage old men.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • One of the 20-year-old men was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of old men
Noun
  • While the dolls were the main consumer peg, American Girl stories have been companions and history teachers alike for four decades.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Right now, there are some major discounts on cleaning companions from Ecovacs, iRobot, Roborock, Shark, and more.
    — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
Definition of companions
Noun
  • The two men did not know each other, according to the release, and police don’t think there was any altercation before the attack.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
  • The two men remain in police custody pending an ongoing investigation, the post said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of men
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