significant others

plural of significant other

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Recent Examples of significant others Despite this, the couple divorced their significant others and married each other in November 2017. Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Reportedly, their respective significant others unfollowed each other, and Bailey and Pankow unfollowed the other’s partner as well. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2026 The 13 teams this time out include two women’s pro athletes, as well as the usual mix of siblings, parents and kids, BFFs and significant others. Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 Here are 17 celebrities who helped fans propose to their significant others. Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Sure, the golfers are up against the elements, but so are their significant others. Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 There were also special appearances by some of the cast's significant others at the time, such as David Arquette and Brad Pitt, whose performances took on a fun meta context. Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 Meanwhile, first-time fathers Cole and Jesse are seen arguing with their significant others and ope! Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026 While Hollywood's biggest stars brought their best fashion to the event, many also arrived with their significant others, adding a dose of love to the red carpet. Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant others
Noun
  • From concept development to flight qualification The US company and its partners have already passed several development milestones since the program started.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Kyrylo Budanov, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, said representatives of Ukraine’s European partners, from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, were also in Kyiv.
    Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Many players are students, spouses and mothers, full-time jobs in their own right.
    Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For some spouses, however, filing separately may be the preferable choice.
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • As the years go by, babies are born, parents get sick and die, careers are started then ended, wives and husbands are thwarted, and, eventually, sheets are strewn and booties are tapped.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Since wives were supposed to obey their husbands, men might be justified in physically disciplining them.
    Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Significant others.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20others. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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