as in spouses
a male partner in a marriage
she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
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as in conserves
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 husbands
Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
For aggrieved wives of cheating husbands, a rising new professional service in China offers an innovative solution.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The Princess of Wales, 43, and the Jordanian princess, 31, met earlier this week with their husbands, and a new video shared to Instagram showed their greeting.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The husbands wouldn't allow their wives to sell the coffee at all.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Women are statistically more likely to outlive their husbands.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Walt Disney Imagineering updated the storyline of Black Widow Bride Constance Hatchway earlier this year by turning her from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands into a more mournful figure overwhelmed by the dread of lost love.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
We’re stealing jobs and husbands.
—Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
An effort by Coronado Navy wives to bring back their prisoner of war husbands from Vietnam is solidified with the creation of the National League of POW/MIA Families.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
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Christina Haack has figured out how to be friends with two of her ex-husbands.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
For aggrieved wives of cheating husbands, a rising new professional service in China offers an innovative solution.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The Princess of Wales, 43, and the Jordanian princess, 31, met earlier this week with their husbands, and a new video shared to Instagram showed their greeting.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The husbands wouldn't allow their wives to sell the coffee at all.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Women are statistically more likely to outlive their husbands.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Walt Disney Imagineering updated the storyline of Black Widow Bride Constance Hatchway earlier this year by turning her from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands into a more mournful figure overwhelmed by the dread of lost love.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
We’re stealing jobs and husbands.
—Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
An effort by Coronado Navy wives to bring back their prisoner of war husbands from Vietnam is solidified with the creation of the National League of POW/MIA Families.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for husbands
Noun
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As these individuals begin passing on, sums will go immediately to their Gen X, millennial, and Gen Z successors, and some cash will go to spouses.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Some states don't allow spouses to receive pay for care work.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The sensor also conserves battery to ensure a long range.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
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Blowing a whistle, instead of yelling, also conserves energy.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
1 Oct. 2025
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The festival's institutional partners are Brown-Forman, the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and the Owsley Brown II Philanthropic Foundation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Husbands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husbands. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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