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
Noun
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There are few ice dance milestones that husband-and-wife team Madison Chock and Evan Bates haven’t achieved.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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For Entry 017 of Mic Drops and Leg Drops, Lynch briefly spoke to Carl Lamarre earlier this month about wrestling alongside her husband Seth Rollins, her dream match with Toni Storm and more.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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