partners 1 of 2

noun

plural of partner
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of partner
as in jobs

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Recent Examples of partners
Noun
Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, alongside international law enforcement partners and host nation authorities, are all contributing to the security architecture for this tournament. — Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Those companies, known as delivery service partners, are responsible for paying the infraction. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 Cummins previously worked at Serco, which partners with federal, state and local agencies. — Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026 The congregation may decide to share its space with a variety of community partners. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 The location's isolation complicated the response and prompted a multiagency operation involving the FBI, Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office, Shasta County Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement partners. — David Benda, USA Today, 18 July 2026 Take control of your money with CNBC Select CNBC Select is editorially independent and may earn a commission from affiliate partners on links. — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 15 July 2026 Muon and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are both FireSat partners. — Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 And now Jacopo—who is on the business rather than creative side—is one of five partners steering the architectural studio into the next era, with global hotel, retail and residential projects from Sicily to Shanghai. — Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partners
  1. spouses
  2. recruits
  3. husbands
  4. contracts
  5. hires
  6. fees
  7. subcontracts
  8. employs
Noun
  • Other Chiefs spouses visit camp, too, as do WAGS across the league — some have posted videos of their training camp visits on social media.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • The legislation would prohibit lawmakers, their spouses and dependent children from buying individual stocks while in office.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of spouses
Verb
  • The State Department designated Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos, the state entity that manages the missions, and the Unidad Central de Cooperación Médica, which recruits doctors and other health workers for assignments overseas.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • An ever-expanding array of brands — from Microsoft to Victoria’s Secret to Red Bull — regularly recruits student creators through ambassadorship programs and on-campus events.
    — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Definition of recruits
Noun
  • On Wednesday, the spouses of the detainees gathered outside FDC wearing shirts with their husbands’ faces, the prison towering over them.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • At least 45 widows have directly succeeded their late husbands in Congress, according to 2025 data from the House of Representatives.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 July 2026
Definition of husbands
Verb
  • This means that immunity against other threats such as the common cold, flu or coronavirus can disappear if a person contracts measles without any existing immunity.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • On Friday, an employee of the Geo Group, which contracts with ICE, shot a protestor outside the Aurora immigration detention center.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 July 2026
Definition of contracts
Verb
  • So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • What To Watch For Whether Guerrero’s shooting will spur efforts to add guardrails on ICE agents, as Democratic lawmakers told the AP that Brouillette’s allegedly troubled background had exposed flaws in how the agency hires and deploys its officers.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of hires
Verb
  • Devs can also cover users’ transaction fees thanks to gas sponsorship via Privy, simplifying onboarding and reducing friction for new users.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of fees
Verb
  • 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
  • The company subcontracts installation to local contractors, leading to varied customer experiences.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of subcontracts
Verb
  • The Steamfitters were staging protests outside the Pfizer site, accusing the MetroLoft — which employs a mix of union and nonunion contractors — of building on the cheap and tolerating unsafe work conditions.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • That adoption, which had previously been unreported, seems consistent for a team that leans on data, employs a Gen Z roster and trusts a coaching staff stocked with millennials who care how fast their pitchers throw ball four.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of employs

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