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
Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
To help better understand what this may mean for patients in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, the Pioneer Press recently spoke with Joe White, who worked as a partner at the accounting and consulting firm CliftonLarsonAllen and as part of their health care group.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Antonio MacHado Allison, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
Included in the toolkit is a list of over 2,000 universities that partner with one or more such companies.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
To help better understand what this may mean for patients in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, the Pioneer Press recently spoke with Joe White, who worked as a partner at the accounting and consulting firm CliftonLarsonAllen and as part of their health care group.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
Foreign industries could partner with the state oil company, but only if the government held the controlling share of the joint ventures.
—Antonio MacHado Allison, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
Included in the toolkit is a list of over 2,000 universities that partner with one or more such companies.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
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But many other people care for someone who could possibly outlive them — an adult child, a sibling or a spouse.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Discussions with partners, spouses and others could be unusually powerful.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Cupertino is exploring contracting with a different law enforcement agency or even starting its own police department.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The city has used the Flock system since a trial run in 2021 and contracting with them in 2022.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His wife spent 10 years as a paraprofessional at Liggett Trail Early Childhood Center, supporting children with developmental disabilities.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Williams and her wife, Julie, both of Lakewood, sat in Section 123 inside a sweltering Empower Field with their senior poodle Janelle, a 13-year-old service dog with poor hearing and no teeth.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 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
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The seating arrangement left the poster next to the husband and one of the children for the duration of the flight.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Allen has been advocating against drunk driving for over two decades since her previous husband in California was killed by a drunk driver.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Chalker was asked to come up with a plan to recruit other scientists, and began by reading old cable traffic about how the agency had handled Soviet defectors in the John le Carré days.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Last season, the Horned Frogs emphatically arrived with Campbell’s familiar ability to recruit and push the tempo and play fierce defense, to the tune of a 34-4 record and a trip to the Elite Eight.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With knee-high boots on a date Shopping sprees, drinks with the girls, a fancy dinner date—no matter what your plans are with friends or your significant other, your jean shorts will take you wherever the day leads.—
India Roby,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
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While Hollywood's biggest stars brought their best fashion to the event, many also arrived with their significant others, adding a dose of love to the red carpet.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In 1958, Golestan, having just opened his own studio, hired Farrokhzad, who was already well known for boldly candid love poetry, as an assistant.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Court documents show the suspects allegedly lured a private driver, who was hired by Arnold, and his two associates to an apartment in Tampa.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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