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
Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
Nobody wants a grammar correction popping up in the middle of a sweet message from their partner.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The organization will partner with development banks and financial institutions with the intention of improving water systems against droughts and eventually strengthen job creation from jobs requiring heavy water usage.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Include partners, spouses and close friends in your day.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
Nobody wants a grammar correction popping up in the middle of a sweet message from their partner.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Verb
Ally will also partner with JWS on their Players Party during NWSL Championship Weekend for the fifth consecutive year.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The organization will partner with development banks and financial institutions with the intention of improving water systems against droughts and eventually strengthen job creation from jobs requiring heavy water usage.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
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Include partners, spouses and close friends in your day.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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In 1970 the law was amended to extend immigration and citizenship rights to the children and grandchildren of Jews, as well as to their spouses, but the amendment excluded people who had been Jewish and voluntarily adopted another religion.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Their ability to contract declines and their metabolism changes.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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State law requires that any district that wants to implement this program must contract with a law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the entire county to review video footage to confirm violations.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
Noun
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His wife is Grammy Award-winning singer Ciara.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Kimbrough moved to the Hartsel area for space, quiet, and a chance to rebuild his life with his wife and two kids after traumatic experiences in the Army.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Echo was subcontracting, which meant long hours for thin margins.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Schultz said that Legal Aid subcontracts some of the legal work in the program to groups such as Bet Tzedek and Inner City Law Center.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Also set to attend are Sombr, Tate McCrae, Tessa Thompson, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, while speculation continues around the stars in Beyoncé's orbit, including husband Jay-Z, sister Solange and mom Tina Knowles.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Fisher was the company’s fashion merchandiser for nearly four decades, while her husband focused on the business side.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
Verb
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But, even if Church’s propensity to recruit nature for heavy-handed symbolism can seem too much today, something about his work—some combination of thrilling ambition, tact tethered to empiricism, and loving tenderness—continues to magnetize our spectacle-jaded eyes.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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But on the side, Luthen recruits folks like Cassian Andor as key cog in a spy network and works against the Empire in a growing rebellion.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Friends or significant others may be distracting or stirring drama in the background.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Bringing a significant other home to meet Mom can be a bit stressful.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Therapist Sherry Gonzalez has kept her fourth-grade son at home, rescheduling work hours, hiring babysitters.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Microsoft, on the hook to provide an operating system for the still-in-development IBM PC 5150, licensed 86-DOS and hired Paterson to continue developing it, later buying the rights to 86-DOS outright.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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