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domestic partners

noun

plural of domestic partner
as in significant others

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic partners
  1. significant others
  2. partners
  3. spouses
  4. better halves
Noun
  • That’s when employees and their significant others started to leave the party.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • John’s wife, Tina, and their three children and significant others are scheduled to attend Friday night’s Yankees-Mets game in the Bronx.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of significant others
Noun
  • Ukraine is also seeking security guarantees from partners for a deal.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In a pair of lawsuits filed in Manhattan federal court this week, one by states and the other by cities, New York State and New York City and their partners are asking independent judges to say no.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • Also very modern-seeming are the complex emotional relationships Perry describes between spouses, parents and their children, siblings or friends from different cultures or societies.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The first lady and Peng Liyuan will hold a separate engagement while their spouses get down to business.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of spouses
Noun
  • 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 halves
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“Domestic partners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20partners. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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