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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Recent Examples of partner
Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Hosted at The Richland in Orange and presented by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, more than 170 supporters, community partners and alumni gathered to commemorate the college’s 25-year legacy and support its future.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Since that experience, the reality star has gone on to mark several other milestones in his life, including his engagement to partner Alice Yaxley in March.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Americans begin looking for other options Robert Kaestner, a health economist at the University of Chicago, said some of those who abandon ACA plans may have other options, such as going on a partner’s employer health plan or changing their income to qualify for Medicaid.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Hosted at The Richland in Orange and presented by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, more than 170 supporters, community partners and alumni gathered to commemorate the college’s 25-year legacy and support its future.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
Jeannie Scalzo will partner with Laurel Weir to lead the MTV business.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Since that experience, the reality star has gone on to mark several other milestones in his life, including his engagement to partner Alice Yaxley in March.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
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So Vrabel asked if Kraft would greenlight a trip for the spouses and significant others to tag along to New York for the Jets game, and the owner agreed.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Dead husbands and wives returned to seduce former spouses.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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To prevent their flocks from contracting bird flu, officials suggest poultry owners keep their animals away from wild and migratory birds, isolate animals with signs of illness, disinfect equipment and other items, and limit the flock's contact with people.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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In 2023, the Anti-Recidivism Coalition became a client of Actum’s and contracted with the firm in 2024 and 2025.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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In court Monday, attorneys for both Maduro and his wife requested that health and medical issues be attended to for their clients.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Pratt and his wife, fellow Hills alum Heidi Montag, lost their home in the Palisades fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures last January.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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The federal agency also subcontracts with other charter companies, including GlobalX, which handled more than half of DHS' charter flights in 2025, according to ICE Flight Monitor at Human Rights First, a group that tracks ICE deportation flights.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Health Science Center, in turn, subcontracts dialysis services to the private provider U.S. Renal Care of West Fort Worth, according to the Bureau of Prisons.—
Kaley Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Dec. 2025
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What about the tax lien the state filed in 2022 for her and her husband failing to pay their 2020 income taxes, which this paper reported on at the time?—
Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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The psychological thriller, penned by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning writer Tracy Letts (Coon's real life husband), cultivates fear slowly.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Pitt defensive tackle Francis Brewu is another name worth tracking, considering new Irish defensive line coach Charlie Partridge recruited him into the Panthers program before taking a job with the Indianapolis Colts.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Probationary fire recruits training to join the department provided assistance with containing the fire, officials said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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So Wild players were ecstatic for the final stop after 14 consecutive days of sleeping in hotel rooms, eating out and not seeing their significant others and children on anything but FaceTime.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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In Season 3 of The White Lotus, which recently earned Goggins his first Golden Globe nomination, his troubled traveler Rick reluctantly has dinner with Gries’ Gary after their significant others Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) strike up a friendship.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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Despite Sismanis’ prior record, the town approved the license renewal, the lawsuit alleges, endangering the female minors Sismanis often hired.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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There were sufficient funds to hire private tutors and for a lengthy tour of Central America and the Caribbean during a period of extreme political instability in Venezuela at the end of the 1950s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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