DOMESTIC PARTNERS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

domestic partners

noun

plural of domestic partner

as in significant others

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Noun

There were also special appearances by some of the cast's significant others at the time, such as David Arquette and Brad Pitt, whose performances took on a fun meta context.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Many of the women have achieved success in their own careers and have raised families alongside their significant others.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

Definition of significant others

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Nvidia's current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and begin shipping this fall to eight cloud partners, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Muon and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are both FireSat partners.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of partners

Noun

Kennus said his advice for spouses, especially husbands who are in a similar situation, is that communication is very important during the good and bad days and their issues need to take a backseat to their wife’s condition.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Neither is their spouses' income, which in the case of the chief justice, for instance, likely far exceeds his take-home pay.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2026

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