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
But on the way, Kenney and her significant other were stuck in heavy, rush-hour traffic when a GMC Sierra pickup truck came barreling in and rear-ended them at a high speed.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
And that significant other doesn’t even need to be still employed by the Patriots.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
While both films highlight the aftermath of getting involved with the other’s significant other, Splitsville shows the writing duo expanding into broader material.
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
With the sun entering Cancer, and your seventh house of agreements, compromise and significant others, this is the perfect time to take a closer look at your relationships, whether for business or pleasure.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 June 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
And that significant other doesn’t even need to be still employed by the Patriots.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
While both films highlight the aftermath of getting involved with the other’s significant other, Splitsville shows the writing duo expanding into broader material.
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
With the sun entering Cancer, and your seventh house of agreements, compromise and significant others, this is the perfect time to take a closer look at your relationships, whether for business or pleasure.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant other
Noun
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As such, it should be seen not as a threat but as a junior partner in humanity’s ongoing relationship with the natural world.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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While the state of falling in love or lust is often predicated on those feelings being reciprocated by a partner, limerence is specifically based on uncertainty about the object of your affections (a.k.a.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
Noun
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My spouse is retired and receives a generous Social Security benefit.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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Many of them are spouses or parents to US citizens.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Polo joined the cast as the better half of Stiller’s fiancée-to-be at the last minute.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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As the family patriarch tearfully recalls the night his boy came into the world, his conniving better half comforts him, tightly holding his hand.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Jessica Alba appears to be enjoying her summer after filing for divorce from her estranged husband, Cash Warren.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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Batavia resident Lisa Page looks forward every year to attending the Windmill City Festival in town that remains a highlight for both her and her husband.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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