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
Many of the women have achieved success in their own careers and have raised families alongside their significant others.
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 2 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
From family and significant others to the cat that ate half my birthday cake last night, now is our chance to show our appreciation that often goes unsaid.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
So Wild players were ecstatic for the final stop after 14 consecutive days of sleeping in hotel rooms, eating out and not seeing their significant others and children on anything but FaceTime.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
In Season 3 of The White Lotus, which recently earned Goggins his first Golden Globe nomination, his troubled traveler Rick reluctantly has dinner with Gries’ Gary after their significant others Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) strike up a friendship.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 2 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
From family and significant others to the cat that ate half my birthday cake last night, now is our chance to show our appreciation that often goes unsaid.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
So Wild players were ecstatic for the final stop after 14 consecutive days of sleeping in hotel rooms, eating out and not seeing their significant others and children on anything but FaceTime.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
In Season 3 of The White Lotus, which recently earned Goggins his first Golden Globe nomination, his troubled traveler Rick reluctantly has dinner with Gries’ Gary after their significant others Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) strike up a friendship.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant others
Noun
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The project, fully funded out of Australia with production service partners in Japan, spans three historical periods – Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia – following three incarnations of the same souls across a karmic cycle of love and possession.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Here's a look at 10 over-the-top celebrity gifts that show just how far stars will go to make their partners feel special.—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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And while it’s tended to be soccer WAGs that have permeated pop culture, in recent years, partners and spouses of tennis stars and basketball players have garnered attention for their fashions.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
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That includes retirees, surviving spouses and dependents.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Four of them had 20, one had 21, but that one who had 21 had them between two husbands.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
6 June 2026
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Ali and Shannon open up to PEOPLE about the rules, or, in Ali's case, lack thereof, that help keep them close to their husbands during the season.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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“Significant others.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20others. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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