as in spouse
a male partner in a marriage
she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
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as in to conserve
to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of
husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them
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Recent Examples of husband
Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Ngatikaura has been married to her current husband, Jordan Ngatikaura, since 2020.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
While Stone nursed his spacecraft along, NASA brass husbanded their budget, ultimately winning funding to keep Voyager 2 flying.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 12 June 2024
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Noun
Parton’s late husband Carl Dean was portrayed in Nashville by John Behlmann, whose Broadway credits include Smash, Shucked and Tootsie.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Ngatikaura has been married to her current husband, Jordan Ngatikaura, since 2020.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
At the same time, Washington should husband its resources, expending them as efficiently as possible and convincing Kyiv to avoid large, wasteful offensives.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
While Stone nursed his spacecraft along, NASA brass husbanded their budget, ultimately winning funding to keep Voyager 2 flying.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for husband
Noun
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They get lost when historians focus on the people who hold political power rather than the people who adopt children or get abused by a spouse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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In both cases, their cultish devotion to a spouse has generated enduring curiosity, part of which may be envy, since many women have aspired to serve as a muse to genius.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Iran can achieve that by abandoning water-hungry crops, shifting to smart farming, conserving every drop, and reviving flood-management techniques Iranians once mastered to recharge depleted aquifers.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Overwintering October Magic® Ivory™ Camellia plants benefit from a layer of mulch in winter to moderate soil temperatures and conserve moisture.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bryan Pease, who represented the plaintiffs with his partner Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, said the city’s priorities have been misplaced.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The plan calls for it to be composed of Arab and international partners.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the premiere, Hilaria praised her hubby for encouraging her to pursue her dream of competing on the hit show.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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She’s aided in her sleuthing by her ex-hubby (a charming Daniel Auteuil).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Husband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husband. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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