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hubby

noun

ˈhə-bē

Definition of hubby

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 His ex-wife lives directly across the canal with new hubby Joaquim Valente and their newborn. — Greg Cote august 16, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026 Gisele Bündchen enjoys a low-key bike ride with her hubby Joaquim Valente in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 26. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 My daughter’s mother filled our daughter with hate toward me, especially after hubby number two dumped her. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 After pulling off their biggest heist yet, a gorgeous con artist Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy, a true joy in the role) and her equally gorgeous con-artist hubby Cary (Drew Starkey) down a bunch of shots, look adoringly at each other and party hard. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hubby

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The series starred Thompson, who also executive produced, as a former news anchor, who returns to her small town in Georgia to report on a murder and ends up clashing with her ex-husband, played by Bernthal.

— Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Attorneys for Carter, who is Black, have said witnesses saw a White man fleeing the crime scene and that an investigator suppressed evidence that could implicate other suspects, including the victim’s husband, Orla Olesen.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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