as in significant other
the person to whom another is married
"Allow me to introduce you to my better half, Joan"
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Recent Examples of better half
Meanwhile, Polo joined the cast as the better half of Stiller’s fiancée-to-be at the last minute.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 June 2025
As the family patriarch tearfully recalls the night his boy came into the world, his conniving better half comforts him, tightly holding his hand.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 18 May 2025
After attending the Paris Games, the Cornishmen are potentially eyeing a return flight to LAX in three years, pending the approval of their better halves, of course.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Another approach: pen a sweet letter to read aloud that your better half can later hold onto as a keepsake.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 June 2025
As the family patriarch tearfully recalls the night his boy came into the world, his conniving better half comforts him, tightly holding his hand.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 18 May 2025
After attending the Paris Games, the Cornishmen are potentially eyeing a return flight to LAX in three years, pending the approval of their better halves, of course.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Another approach: pen a sweet letter to read aloud that your better half can later hold onto as a keepsake.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for better half
Noun
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He is survived by his significant other Emily Volman, his ex-wife Pat Volman and their daughters Hallie Volman and Sarina Miller, and his brother Phil Volman.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kelce’s bag has seen better days Kelce’s aluminum suitcase by Tumi looked a little worse for wear, not surprising for someone who traveled extensively in the offseason with his significant other.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jeffrey Katzenberg—film producer, former DreamWorks CEO, and founding partner of tech investment firm WndrCo—is, perhaps most importantly, a dad and a grandfather.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ealrlier in the evening, part-owner Renee Medford posted in a Haltom City Facebook group that one of her business partners had seized the landmark restaurant, 5010 Stanley Keller Road.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Hawley-Peters Senate bill, branded the HONEST Act, would prohibit lawmakers, their spouses, and dependents from owning or trading individual stocks, with a 180-day deadline to sell off any holdings.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Julie planned to raise her child on her own — with Todd’s involvement as a co-parent, not a spouse.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His father taught him that a husband provides, a wife takes care of children.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pearl Miles, 29, loved going through her husband's school yearbooks and reading through the personal messages written by his classmates.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Better half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/better%20half. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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