partner 1 of 2

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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partner

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verb

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Recent Examples of partner
Noun
The Thursday meeting with Norwegian leaders also comes as the trade partners reel from Trump’s sweeping tariff agenda. The Hill Staff, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025 Rather, Fyre's partners confirmed to Fox News Digital and other outlets that the event had been paused and tickets refunded. Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Although the exact text of the order has not been released, The Washington Post reported on a pre-decisional draft that said the president wants schools to partner with the private sector to implement the technology into school programs. Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025 Though Arnold would go on to take some of Monroe’s most candid photos, the photographer was initially skeptical of partnering with the then-rising star. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for partner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
  • Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
  • Many executives keep their fears and financial stress to themselves, even from their spouses.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Quality matters just as much as quantity, from the average salaries and benefits to job security and overall satisfaction.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The market works reasonably well in connecting high-skilled workers to job opportunities around the globe.
    Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Listen to this article 4 min Christina Haack has settled her divorce from her third husband, Josh Hall.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 May 2025
  • Her own exposure is doubled because her husband also drives trucks to and from the ports.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • According to sources familiar with the situation, Ahmad and other employees of his subcontracting company shared a recommender who issued letters for many of the company’s employees.
    Beth Bailey, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The company still subcontracts some work out but is planning to start bending its own steel frames and doing its own insulation work.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • He's recruited by old friend Ruben (Javier Bardem) to join his underdog Formula 1 race team and tapped to mentor a rookie prodigy (Damson Idris).
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Bech became the sixth LSU WR that Joseph recruited in his five seasons in Baton Rouge picked in the top 60.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As Kiew has observed, there has also been a shift in hiring priorities.
    William Jones, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • It was also released at a time when there weren’t constantly family-friendly movie options in theaters every weekends, so some parents who didn’t want to hire a babysitter took their kids along to The Four Seasons.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • The company created huge plants in America employing thousands and pushing the envelope for the home team in the EV space.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Full assembly plants employ thousands of workers and are more like manufacturing cities, made up of a body shop, paint plant, stamping and other supporting facilities.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In early August 2019, Bloomberg News published a story revealing how Facebook had contracted an external company to transcribe audio conversations conducted through the Facebook Messenger app.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Rhee’s comments came a day before South Korea’s gross domestic product contracted for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2020, with advance figures revealing that the country’s GDP shrank 0.1% year on year in its first quarter.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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