as in husband
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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Recent Examples of hubby
The new company head also has a crash-course in running the business – and discovers that her dead hubby was cooking the books.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
In addition to personalized outfits, one thing fans can expect at every game Biles attends is to pack on the PDA with her hubby.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
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
Kylie Jenner is sleek and stylish while going to dinner with friends in West Hollywood on Aug. 5.
Lauren Sanchez flashes a smile while out with hubby Jeff Bezos during their Spanish getaway in Ibiza.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
In addition to personalized outfits, one thing fans can expect at every game Biles attends is to pack on the PDA with her hubby.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
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
Kylie Jenner is sleek and stylish while going to dinner with friends in West Hollywood on Aug. 5.
Lauren Sanchez flashes a smile while out with hubby Jeff Bezos during their Spanish getaway in Ibiza.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubby
husband
Noun
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Casa Gitano was designed entirely by Gardner and his husband, Andrew Cramer.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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And there are details on her life with her third husband, the polymath George Cooper.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Hubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubby. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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