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
Another letter, filed by Williams’ significant other, says Williams has spent past years taking care of family members in need.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
At a missile-defense base in Fort Greely, Alaska, Major Daniel Gonzalez (Anthony Ramos) steps outside for a tense phone call, presumably with his significant other.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
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.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
Immediate family members and significant others can get in at a discount.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
At a missile-defense base in Fort Greely, Alaska, Major Daniel Gonzalez (Anthony Ramos) steps outside for a tense phone call, presumably with his significant other.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
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.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
Immediate family members and significant others can get in at a discount.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant other
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Starbucks is the latest foreign retail business to enlist a local partner to turn around their ailing fortunes in China as a persistent property slump sours consumer appetite for everything from premium luxury goods to ice creams.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to Kate Jenkins, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Foodbank, its partner food pantries across the state saw increases of 10% to 20% in the number of people needing food.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 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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Ultimately, the goal is relaxation and intimate quality time with your now-spouse.—
Jim Augerinos,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Whitford joined season 3 of The Diplomat as Todd Penn, the better half of Janney's Grace Penn, who finds herself unexpectedly at the helm of the White House when the season begins.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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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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My religious faith is such that divorce is wrong and that women cannot divorce their husbands.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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My grandmother, on the other hand, lived for another 25 years after her husband died—which meant my relationship with her extended well into my 30s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20other. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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