as in spouse
the person to whom another is married
takes marriage very seriously and wants a man who will be her partner for life
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as in to contract
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Recent Examples of partner
Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
Companies sue for tariff refunds The president had been counting on revenue from tariffs to boost the federal budget, reshore manufacturing and balance the scales with America’s trading partners.
—Angela Palermo
february 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2026
And the most joyful part of this journey for me was getting to partner with Girls on the Run.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
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Noun
While India’s public markets were booming towards the end of 2025, private capital is still lacking, Anirudh Suri, founding partner of the India Internet Fund, told CNBC.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
Companies sue for tariff refunds The president had been counting on revenue from tariffs to boost the federal budget, reshore manufacturing and balance the scales with America’s trading partners.
—Angela Palermo
february 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Peso joins the ranks of Bad Bunny, Pharrell Williams and Jennie (BLACKPINK), who have also partner with the iconic brand.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2026
And the most joyful part of this journey for me was getting to partner with Girls on the Run.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
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Real-life spouses Dave Franco and Alison Brie star as a couple who move to the countryside and find themselves gradually being fused — literally — upon interacting with a mysterious cave.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Pima County Sheriff's Department announced this week that Savannah Guthrie, her two siblings and their spouses have been cleared as suspects.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The man who died was living in the Treasure Valley, said Laura Scuri, who had contracted with the state to run the Boise chapter of the program, in an email to the Idaho Statesman.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Sporting the orange ‘JP1’ Puma gloves worn by his namesake, George Pickford is even contracted to the same club as England No 1 Jordan, with the pair part of the same goalkeeping cohort at Everton’s Finch Farm training base.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The couple moved to the Middle East and worked as pastor and pastor’s wife, ministering to expatriates, learning Arabic and homeschooling their growing brood.—
Rachel Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The defense attorney has told the judge that Dratman and Fischer failed to call up a witness who gave investigators an alibi for Serafini on the day his wife’s parents were shot.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The company subcontracts installation to local contractors, leading to varied customer experiences.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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But anyone subcontracting tasks to AI is clever enough to imagine what might come next—a day when augmentation crosses into automation, and cognitive obsolescence compels them to seek work at a food truck, pet spa, or massage table.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bivona and her husband pay $158 per month in premiums in 2026, slightly more than in 2025.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Her husband and two children were inside the home when officers arrived.—
Sudhin Thanawala,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In addition to their robust plow operations, city officials recruited people to shovel snow, some of whom were to begin work Sunday night to get an early start on the first wave of snowfall, Mamdani said.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The third installment in the high-octane action series sees franchise anchor Zhang Chi (Teng Shen) recruit an all-star team to compete in a cutthroat international competition.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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So the sport that always seems to capture America’s attention every Winter Olympiad is a great place to meet a significant other or bring your romantic partner to throw stones down a sheet of ice, and have a blast while doing it.—
Mark Billingsley,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Pisces tend to fully dedicate themselves to a significant other early on.—
Olivia Munson,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sankey and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti hired the FTI Consulting Firm, which pokes holes in virtually all of Campbell’s assumptions, including the idea that college sports could replicate NBA and NFL revenues by pooling their games.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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His two estranged children, desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori, an art restorer and former forger, to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access 8 unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in storage.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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