domestic partners

noun

plural of domestic partner
as in significant others

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  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
  • The Islamic Scholarship Fund, New York production and post house Lost in Space, and Aneesa Talks, which filmmaker Aneesa Khan founded to support South Asian and Muslim creatives, have also signed on as partners.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Toyota plans to provide research access through the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, allowing other research partners to use its battery testing and evaluation capabilities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • The Stop Insider Trading Act, meanwhile, bans lawmakers and their spouses from buying stocks.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The same is true in cases where a former prisoner dies and leaves money or other assets to their children, spouses and heirs.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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