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
The mother and her significant other both work in the sheriff’s department, the agency confirmed in an email.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Is your significant other bringing you home to meet the in-laws for the holidays?
—Air Mail, 13 Dec. 2025
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the victim and her significant other were both LASD employees.
—Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Just like the relationship between Prince William and Prince Harry has gone through its share of ups and downs, the same can be said about the relationship between their significant others, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Nov. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Is your significant other bringing you home to meet the in-laws for the holidays?
—Air Mail, 13 Dec. 2025
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the victim and her significant other were both LASD employees.
—Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Just like the relationship between Prince William and Prince Harry has gone through its share of ups and downs, the same can be said about the relationship between their significant others, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant other
Noun
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Privacy and partners Lenovo built Qira using a hybrid AI architecture.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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They were accompanied by K9 units and partners from the Costa Mesa Police Department, which provided drone support, according to the IPD.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 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
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Dead husbands and wives returned to seduce former spouses.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The returning lineup for Holiday in the Park includes live music and character photo ops plus visits with Saint Nick and his better half.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Nov. 2025
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According to TikTok, matching with your better half is here to stay, and the platform has all the #CoupleOutfit content to ensure users never go hungry for inspo.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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What about the tax lien the state filed in 2022 for her and her husband failing to pay their 2020 income taxes, which this paper reported on at the time?—
Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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The psychological thriller, penned by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning writer Tracy Letts (Coon's real life husband), cultivates fear slowly.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20other. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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