better halves

plural of better half

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  • Under local law, individuals listed in the city government’s Doing Business database are prohibited from donating to mayoral legal defense trusts, as are the children and spouses of anyone listed in the database.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The first episode opens with climaxing on the Concorde and ends with a montage of various characters between the sheets (or across a desk) with other people’s spouses, setting the tone for the rest of the series.
    Chloe Malle, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Better halves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/better%20halves. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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