significant others

plural of significant other

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of significant others If the unmarried grandchildren in your family aren’t allowed to bring home significant others to stay in the same room, then explain to Dana that this policy has to be universally applied. R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025 Four drinks are inspired by Kelce, Mahomes and their significant others. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025 The big show, taking place at the UBS Arena in New York, brought out some of the biggest stars and their significant others. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Jupiter will eventually harmonize with the North Node of Fate this month, suggesting that your investments are up for review, whether that’s letting go of an attachment to the past or accepting support from significant others. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 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 There is romance here, though the faces of significant others are generally kept out of frame. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025 Surprisingly, so was the MGM Grand, hosting a convention whose participants brought their children, spouses and significant others. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant others
Noun
  • As a result, the hurricane center and its partners have been scheduling frequent flights over the western Atlantic in the hurricane hunter aircraft to collect information about the storms and their surrounding environment, Brown said.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Neither of her previous partners really cherished Callie or brought out her joyous side until Arizona.
    James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Polygamy, also known as having multiple spouses, is legally allowed for Muslim men in Gulf countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
  • To see my children, first of all, so in love with their spouses.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The lively romantic drama follows five young women in the 1870s, who travel from New York to London searching for husbands.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Divorce was on the rise in the 1920s and 1930s and spiked after wars, like the Civil War, World War I, and later, World War II, when spouses cheated on one another while husbands were deployed.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Significant others.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20others. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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