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
As in years past, there was plenty of heated debate, some clever campaigning on social media, a last-minute push for votes from A-list significant others and a few races that were neck-and-neck right up until the last ballot was cast.
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Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 24 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
Four drinks are inspired by Kelce, Mahomes and their significant others.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Jupiter will eventually harmonize with the North Node of Fate this month, suggesting that your investments are up for review, whether that’s letting go of an attachment to the past or accepting support from 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
There is romance here, though the faces of significant others are generally kept out of frame.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 24 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
Four drinks are inspired by Kelce, Mahomes and their significant others.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Jupiter will eventually harmonize with the North Node of Fate this month, suggesting that your investments are up for review, whether that’s letting go of an attachment to the past or accepting support from 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
There is romance here, though the faces of significant others are generally kept out of frame.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant others
Noun
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The festival's institutional partners are Brown-Forman, the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and the Owsley Brown II Philanthropic Foundation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 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
Noun
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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