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
Netflix prohibits contestants from following their significant other on social media until the show is over.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Aug. 2025
The ability to keep one’s word is a quality many seek out in their friendships and significant others.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Nate Perez, a teacher from Chicago, came to the Fair to support his significant other, who was performing as part of the Sounds of Santana band.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
There is romance here, though the faces of significant others are generally kept out of frame.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Aug. 2025
The ability to keep one’s word is a quality many seek out in their friendships and significant others.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Nate Perez, a teacher from Chicago, came to the Fair to support his significant other, who was performing as part of the Sounds of Santana band.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
There is romance here, though the faces of significant others are generally kept out of frame.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant other
Noun
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Jeffrey Katzenberg—film producer, former DreamWorks CEO, and founding partner of tech investment firm WndrCo—is, perhaps most importantly, a dad and a grandfather.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ealrlier in the evening, part-owner Renee Medford posted in a Haltom City Facebook group that one of her business partners had seized the landmark restaurant, 5010 Stanley Keller Road.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Hawley-Peters Senate bill, branded the HONEST Act, would prohibit lawmakers, their spouses, and dependents from owning or trading individual stocks, with a 180-day deadline to sell off any holdings.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Julie planned to raise her child on her own — with Todd’s involvement as a co-parent, not a spouse.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And, in the immortal words of the late Caledon Hockley: Not the better half.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
1 Aug. 2025
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The mom had been planning on enlisting the help of her better half in dealing with the serpent intruder.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Noun
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His father taught him that a husband provides, a wife takes care of children.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pearl Miles, 29, loved going through her husband's school yearbooks and reading through the personal messages written by his classmates.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20other. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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