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
From Selena Gomez and her beau, Benny Blanco, to Walton Goggins and his wife, Nadia Conners, to Jason Segel and his fiancée, Kayla Radomsk, these stars shone brighter with their significant others next to them.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Sep. 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
Four drinks are inspired by Kelce, Mahomes and their significant others.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
As a result, partners might over-monitor or question their significant other’s actions.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Sep. 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
Four drinks are inspired by Kelce, Mahomes and their significant others.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
As a result, partners might over-monitor or question their significant other’s actions.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant other
Noun
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Bryan Pease, who represented the plaintiffs with his partner Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, said the city’s priorities have been misplaced.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The plan calls for it to be composed of Arab and international partners.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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They get lost when historians focus on the people who hold political power rather than the people who adopt children or get abused by a spouse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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In both cases, their cultish devotion to a spouse has generated enduring curiosity, part of which may be envy, since many women have aspired to serve as a muse to genius.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And, in the immortal words of the late Caledon Hockley: Not the better half.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
1 Aug. 2025
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The mom had been planning on enlisting the help of her better half in dealing with the serpent intruder.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Noun
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During Christmas dinner, Martha (72) announces her separation after discovering her husband’s affair with her best friend, upending the holiday as her children and their partners confront their own romantic issues.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The following day, Kidman filed for divorce from her husband of 19 years, according to court documents.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20other. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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