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Recent Examples of domestic partner
Currently paid family leave defines family as a child, spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling or domestic partner.
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Natalia Gottschalk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
China’s government facilitated this rise by allowing foreign auto firms to enter the Chinese market only with a domestic partner, as well as what might be called resourceful harvesting of intellectual property.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
The West Isn't Ready | Opinion Yearly Gallup polls confirm that married adults are thriving 20 percent more than those never married and substantially more than domestic partners.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Thomas' domestic partner Anthony Curry, 48, was charged with murder and accused of strangling her in July 2024.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Natalia Gottschalk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
China’s government facilitated this rise by allowing foreign auto firms to enter the Chinese market only with a domestic partner, as well as what might be called resourceful harvesting of intellectual property.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
The West Isn't Ready | Opinion Yearly Gallup polls confirm that married adults are thriving 20 percent more than those never married and substantially more than domestic partners.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Thomas' domestic partner Anthony Curry, 48, was charged with murder and accused of strangling her in July 2024.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic partner
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What about the tax lien the state filed in 2022 for her and her husband failing to pay their 2020 income taxes, which this paper reported on at the time?—
Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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The psychological thriller, penned by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning writer Tracy Letts (Coon's real life husband), cultivates fear slowly.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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So Wild players were ecstatic for the final stop after 14 consecutive days of sleeping in hotel rooms, eating out and not seeing their significant others and children on anything but FaceTime.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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In Season 3 of The White Lotus, which recently earned Goggins his first Golden Globe nomination, his troubled traveler Rick reluctantly has dinner with Gries’ Gary after their significant others Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) strike up a friendship.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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Carrying Mandarin-style wooden ducks (won-ang seteu) down the aisle symbolizes the groom's commitment to his partner and represents virtues like fidelity, harmony, and family in Korean culture.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Watch exclusive 'Rental Family' scene In an exclusive scene, Phillip (Fraser) gets cold feet about being the groom in a young woman’s fake wedding to please her parents, and co-worker Aiko (Mari Yamamoto) has to snap him out of it.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Privacy and partners Lenovo built Qira using a hybrid AI architecture.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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They were accompanied by K9 units and partners from the Costa Mesa Police Department, which provided drone support, according to the IPD.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The returning lineup for Holiday in the Park includes live music and character photo ops plus visits with Saint Nick and his better half.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Nov. 2025
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According to TikTok, matching with your better half is here to stay, and the platform has all the #CoupleOutfit content to ensure users never go hungry for inspo.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the running to testify are hubby Reynolds (no surprise), his Deadpool & Wolverine co-star Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt, Sony Pictures execs Tony Vinciquerra, Tom Rothman, Tahra Grant, Gloria Rico Haan and Bridgette Wright, now Paramount exec Josh Greenstein, and Range Media’s Jack Whigham.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Forgetting Derry’s communal traumas is as much a part of the town’s firmament as the scenic canals, the nearby Air Force base where Charlotte’s hubby Leroy (Jovan Adepo) has been newly posted, and the dilapidated house at 29 Neibolt Street.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Using a mister is a common suggestion to combat winter dryness, but Hancock warns that the effects of misting are short-lived.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
5 Jan. 2026
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Houseplant amateurs will also appreciate this plant mister, which should remind them to water their plants.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Dec. 2025
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The relevant tradition is that the bride and bridegroom each choose who should stand up for them.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The happy couple are therefore within their rights not to reissue invitations that were previously declined merely because the date, the location and the entree (though not, perhaps, the bridegroom) have changed.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Domestic partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20partner. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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