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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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partners

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verb

present tense third-person singular of partner
as in jobs

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Recent Examples of partners
Noun
From concept development to flight qualification The US company and its partners have already passed several development milestones since the program started. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026 Kyrylo Budanov, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, said representatives of Ukraine’s European partners, from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, were also in Kyiv. — Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 People who work with the investor credit his business acumen, low-key demeanor and daunting work ethic, qualities that have attracted partners, founders and mentors alike — including Iger. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Just as good fences make good neighbors, good contracts make good partners. — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 In a communal relationship, partners give based on what the other person needs in the moment, without expecting a same-day return, trusting that things balance out over the life of the relationship rather than the day or week. — Mark Travers, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 At the same time, Dempsey, one of Lee's business partners, was reading about the neighborhood, too. — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The shortfall is particularly serious because the United States and European partners are struggling to expand production. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Our actions have resulted in Iran attacking our partners in the region. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partners
  1. spouses
  2. recruits
  3. husbands
  4. contracts
  5. hires
  6. fees
  7. subcontracts
  8. employs
Noun
  • Many players are students, spouses and mothers, full-time jobs in their own right.
    — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For some spouses, however, filing separately may be the preferable choice.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of spouses
Verb
  • Standout recruits among the mass of volunteers were selected for additional training and assigned to high-priority operations.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ryu and Ken Masters’ paths collide again after Chun-Li (Liang) tracks them down and recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruits
Noun
  • As the years go by, babies are born, parents get sick and die, careers are started then ended, wives and husbands are thwarted, and, eventually, sheets are strewn and booties are tapped.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Since wives were supposed to obey their husbands, men might be justified in physically disciplining them.
    — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of husbands
Verb
  • Homer Glen contracts with the Will County sheriff’s office for its police services.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Fewer than 10 people typically die of the illness each year, but nearly everyone who contracts it dies, according to the CDC.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of contracts
Verb
  • Lucie, having exhausted all other possibilities, and needing Darnay in order to find her father, hires a very reluctant Carton, who in a trick worthy of Perry Mason, gets him off when a witness cannot tell him and Darnay apart.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Ironically, that only clicks into focus when Lester hires a handsome indigenous boy named Jimmy (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai) to be the woman of the house.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hires
Verb
  • The resolution also extends to Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State, which had filed a separate lawsuit against the Mountain West in state district court in Denver over nine-figure withdrawal fees their now-former league had sought to impose.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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 company already had a strong corporate presence in the city, but has since expanded and employs 2,500 Georgians, as well as workers around the world at 5,300 global locations.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The company employs about 850 people, does hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure work around the Northeast, and is frequently Connecticut’s choice on big-ticket contracts to construct schools, rebuild highways or repair bridges.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of employs

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“Partners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partners. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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