as in spouses
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 partners
Renée Onque, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
The company emphasized that robots are designed as collaborative partners rather than replacements, aiming to improve manufacturing quality, efficiency, and adaptability.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
The mission’s other immediate task is to recruit international partners.
—Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
The organization hosts more than 20 different programs and partners with 90 facilities to provide support and resources for underprivileged youth.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead, they should be viewed as welcome partners and celebrated for their initiative.
—Lee Steinhauer, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Committed partners could have a sexy evening.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
If OpenAI runs into any financial troubles, Luria says, CoreWeave likely wouldn’t be first to receive payments, compared to much larger OpenAI partners like Microsoft, Amazon, or even Oracle.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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—Renée Onque, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
The company emphasized that robots are designed as collaborative partners rather than replacements, aiming to improve manufacturing quality, efficiency, and adaptability.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
The mission’s other immediate task is to recruit international partners.
—Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
The organization hosts more than 20 different programs and partners with 90 facilities to provide support and resources for underprivileged youth.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead, they should be viewed as welcome partners and celebrated for their initiative.
—Lee Steinhauer, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Committed partners could have a sexy evening.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
If OpenAI runs into any financial troubles, Luria says, CoreWeave likely wouldn’t be first to receive payments, compared to much larger OpenAI partners like Microsoft, Amazon, or even Oracle.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partners
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The act allowed American servicemen to bring their non-American spouses and children to the United States.—
Anna Storti,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Some get new cosmetic procedures, some divorce their husbands, and some change their behavior.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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In addition to his wife, survivors include his daughters, Deborah and Robin, and their husbands, Steve and Golan; and his grandchildren, Sabrina and Eric.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
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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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Summer 2025 recruits Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo did, and Benjamim Sesko, too.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The downstream consequences of the advisory committee’s decision cannot be ignored; adding public healthcare coverage for anyone who contracts such diseases will be necessary, since more cases of these diseases are certain to occur.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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An adult who contracts hepatitis B has a 95% chance of clearing the virus.—
Jake Scott,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the Giants weren’t in a position to roll the dice again after crapping out on the Daboll, Judge and McAdoo hires.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Svalinn hires trainers from many different backgrounds — even prioritizing candidates without dog-training experience — so the dogs get used to hearing commands from a variety of voices, says Greene.—
Megan Sauer
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The reforms reduced incentives for policyholders, contractors and attorneys to sue insurers with little risk of having to pay insurers’ attorneys fees whether or not the suits were successful.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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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Next, there is the architectural designer who subcontracts out the filing of plans to license holders.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The police department employs two full-time officers and four part-time officers, according to Masontown Borough Police Chief Timothy O'Barto.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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South Florida Equestrian Village alone employs more than 1,000 people.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Partners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partners. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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