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
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
Its story resonated deeply with Catherine Blanc-Maurizi, producer at Offshore, who brought the project to the aforementioned partners and also got co-directors Maud Garnier and Marc Robinet on board.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Beyond campaigns, Mitchell has reshaped Levi's creative operating model by moving away from a traditional agency-of-record structure in favor of a more flexible network of creative partners designed to reflect local markets, emerging culture and evolving consumer behavior.
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Slma Shelbayah,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In the spring of 2026, the company hosted its inaugural AI Symposium to deepen connections and foster insight-sharing between the scientific AI community, leading AI labs, startups, and its own technology, science, and AI leaders and partners.
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IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Marc Andreesen and Ben Horowitz are co-founders and partners of the venture capital firm that bears their initials.
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Eric Lau,
Washington Post,
25 June 2026
Among the companies serving as anchor partners with RAISE US are Amazon, Microsoft, Anthropic, the OpenAI Foundation and Bank of America.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
Though strictly a fathers club, the group, Nieves said, has grown thanks to wives and partners sharing his social media posts with their husbands.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Priced $69 to $109 in sizes XS to XXL, the line will be available via the brand’s e-commerce, and with select retail partners.
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Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Noun
Be patient with kids and romantic partners, because squabbles might arise.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
Its story resonated deeply with Catherine Blanc-Maurizi, producer at Offshore, who brought the project to the aforementioned partners and also got co-directors Maud Garnier and Marc Robinet on board.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Beyond campaigns, Mitchell has reshaped Levi's creative operating model by moving away from a traditional agency-of-record structure in favor of a more flexible network of creative partners designed to reflect local markets, emerging culture and evolving consumer behavior.
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Slma Shelbayah,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In the spring of 2026, the company hosted its inaugural AI Symposium to deepen connections and foster insight-sharing between the scientific AI community, leading AI labs, startups, and its own technology, science, and AI leaders and partners.
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IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Marc Andreesen and Ben Horowitz are co-founders and partners of the venture capital firm that bears their initials.
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Eric Lau,
Washington Post,
25 June 2026
Among the companies serving as anchor partners with RAISE US are Amazon, Microsoft, Anthropic, the OpenAI Foundation and Bank of America.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
Though strictly a fathers club, the group, Nieves said, has grown thanks to wives and partners sharing his social media posts with their husbands.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Priced $69 to $109 in sizes XS to XXL, the line will be available via the brand’s e-commerce, and with select retail partners.
—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partners
Noun
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The untitled series will focus on crimes rooted in intimacy and betrayal featuring partners, exes, spouses, and lovers.
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Can debt collectors pursue surviving spouses for unpaid debt?
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Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked to a shadowy international outsourcing company that recruits remote workers across the Philippines.
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According to an article in Nature Reviews Psychology, seeing others in pain often recruits the same brain systems as feeling pain ourselves, and can be distressing, especially for highly empathetic people.
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She was predeceased by husbands Earl Fries and Pat Trese.
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Though strictly a fathers club, the group, Nieves said, has grown thanks to wives and partners sharing his social media posts with their husbands.
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Magnesium is a key electrolyte that helps keep the heart beating steady by regulating how the heart contracts.
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Kansas City has not had its own jail since 2009 and currently contracts out with other counties to hold detainees.
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Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided.
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An organization that hires for potential and then assigns only narrow, low-risk work has not given potential a chance to prove itself.
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Devs can also cover users’ transaction fees thanks to gas sponsorship via Privy, simplifying onboarding and reducing friction for new users.
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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.
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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.
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The company subcontracts installation to local contractors, leading to varied customer experiences.
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The company employs over 240 people and offers a range of aviation maintenance, training, and operational services in addition to its airtanker program.
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Antares Nuclear’s Mark-0 employs sodium heat pipes that passively transfer heat away from the reactor core without using power.
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“Partners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partners. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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