as in husbands
a male partner in a marriage
my hubby's been gone on a trip all week, and I really miss him
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husbands
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The lively romantic drama follows five young women in the 1870s, who travel from New York to London searching for husbands.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Advertisement Divorce was on the rise in the 1920s and 1930s and spiked after wars, like the Civil War, World War I, and later, World War II, when spouses cheated on one another while husbands were deployed.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hubbies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubbies. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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