as in partner
the person to whom another is married
she has threatened to divorce her significant other if he doesn't stop gambling
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Recent Examples of significant other
Going out to dinner with your significant other, that’s a different sort of occasion.
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Rahul Goyal, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
So Wild players were ecstatic for the final stop after 14 consecutive days of sleeping in hotel rooms, eating out and not seeing their significant others and children on anything but FaceTime.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
In Season 3 of The White Lotus, which recently earned Goggins his first Golden Globe nomination, his troubled traveler Rick reluctantly has dinner with Gries’ Gary after their significant others Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) strike up a friendship.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Taylor Swift is not the only pop star football superfan showing up in style to cheer on her significant other as the NFL season rumbles to a close.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2025
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Rahul Goyal, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
So Wild players were ecstatic for the final stop after 14 consecutive days of sleeping in hotel rooms, eating out and not seeing their significant others and children on anything but FaceTime.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
In Season 3 of The White Lotus, which recently earned Goggins his first Golden Globe nomination, his troubled traveler Rick reluctantly has dinner with Gries’ Gary after their significant others Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) strike up a friendship.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Taylor Swift is not the only pop star football superfan showing up in style to cheer on her significant other as the NFL season rumbles to a close.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant other
Noun
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Noah Reid as Patrick Brewer On Schitt's Creek, Noah Reid played Patrick Brewer, David's husband and business partner.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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After a dispute with his business partner, Valente left the business and went to apprentice with Shige Tokita, who first brought sushi to Sacramento in the 1970s.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Biden's wife, former first lady Jill Biden, received a bottle of Ormonde Jayne perfume and an 18-carat gold necklace with diamonds from the emir of Qatar and his spouse.—
MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Michael Lynch, 62, went to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Brooklyn Methodist in Park Slope earlier this month with his wife, hoping to diagnose pressure in his head and tingling in his hands, his spouse told the Daily News.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, Rocky oozed cool beside his better half in black leather jacket with fur trim layered over a crisp white T-shirt.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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Best Podcast nominee Jason Bateman brought his better half, Amanda Anka, who rocked a sheer number.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There are few ice dance milestones that husband-and-wife team Madison Chock and Evan Bates haven’t achieved.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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For Entry 017 of Mic Drops and Leg Drops, Lynch briefly spoke to Carl Lamarre earlier this month about wrestling alongside her husband Seth Rollins, her dream match with Toni Storm and more.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20other. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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