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
Deciding what to dress up as for Halloween can be hard, but coming up with the perfect costume idea for you and your best friend, significant other, or partner can be nearly impossible.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
Use the fall equinox to connect with your crush or significant other and squash the problems in your relationship.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Valentina being Serge’s latest significant other.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Curtsinger’s significant other Brian McKenna, a longtime music promoter and owner of Abstract Entertainment, was also fond of Thomas.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
Use the fall equinox to connect with your crush or significant other and squash the problems in your relationship.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Valentina being Serge’s latest significant other.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Curtsinger’s significant other Brian McKenna, a longtime music promoter and owner of Abstract Entertainment, was also fond of Thomas.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for significant other
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant other
Noun
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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The product will be available directly from NVIDIA and select third-party partners.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Behar said at the end of the interview, asking one final question to Hines about her spouse.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Les is a biotech whizz seeking funding for his revolutionary tech – the same tech that accidentally reduces the size of his spouse.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Which is why Grace offering the job to Hal over his better half is so good for the health of the show.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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And Anthony’s better half, Kate, will also be back.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The constant gaslighting from ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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What to know Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying has called his husband, Mark Hoying, his muse for nearly a decade.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20other. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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