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
Just like Mary Todd stepping out of hubby Abraham Lincoln’s shadow to star in her own musical revue in the historically accurate Broadway play Oh, Mary!, so too will Miss Piggy finally karate-kick Kermie to the curb to get top billing in a star vehicle of her own.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Nov. 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
Just like Mary Todd stepping out of hubby Abraham Lincoln’s shadow to star in her own musical revue in the historically accurate Broadway play Oh, Mary!, so too will Miss Piggy finally karate-kick Kermie to the curb to get top billing in a star vehicle of her own.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubby
husband
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The days when his wife, who entered the US illegally 26 years ago and has started the process of applying for a green card, would attend Bible study, go grocery shopping and drop off or pick up their children from school feel long gone, the father and husband said.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ellen Rudolph and her husband, Steve Lewis, were still trying to repair their Pacific Palisades home and rebuild their lives after last year’s fires when, two months later, the devastating news came.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Hubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubby. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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