as in partners
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 others
When the Chiefs players and their significant others were out celebrating the Super Bowl LVIII victory in Las Vegas, a Cowboys fan joined the party.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
In previous years, the friends have even brought in their significant others to play matching characters.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The WAGs watched as their significant others became the third quarterback-tight end duo in NFL history to record 75 touchdowns (including the playoffs), joining the elite company of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski and Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates, according to ESPN.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Allison Williams and Dave Franco are thrown together after their significant others die in a car crash.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Hernandez said his wife heard some stories about alleged issues while staying at the Pfister from other Dodgers’ significant others.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Saturn retrograde in Pisces is touching down on your committed seventh house of agreements, compromise and 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
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
In previous years, the friends have even brought in their significant others to play matching characters.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The WAGs watched as their significant others became the third quarterback-tight end duo in NFL history to record 75 touchdowns (including the playoffs), joining the elite company of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski and Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates, according to ESPN.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Allison Williams and Dave Franco are thrown together after their significant others die in a car crash.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Hernandez said his wife heard some stories about alleged issues while staying at the Pfister from other Dodgers’ significant others.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Saturn retrograde in Pisces is touching down on your committed seventh house of agreements, compromise and 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant others
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,
9 Nov. 2025
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For example, emotion AI (when AI identifies human emotions) can help people with difficulty identifying emotions make sense of their meeting partners on video conferencing platforms like Zoom.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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The film also features snippets of interviews with Stanford researchers and the spouses of the veterans.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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But as spouses and co-parents, both parties need to be treated as equals, Sethi said.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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In early 20th-century Hungary, a village knitting club takes it upon themselves to poison their abusive husbands with arsenic.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Around that time, Ladd spoke to The New York Times about her first two husbands and the end of those relationships.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Significant others.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20others. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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