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
From frequent favorites like Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez and George and Amal Clooney, to couples having a rare date night like Julia Roberts and Danny Moder and Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Moroney, significant others had a significant presence.
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 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
When the Chiefs players and their significant others were out celebrating the Super Bowl LVIII victory in Las Vegas, a Cowboys fan joined the party.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
In previous years, the friends have even brought in their significant others to play matching characters.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 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
Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 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
When the Chiefs players and their significant others were out celebrating the Super Bowl LVIII victory in Las Vegas, a Cowboys fan joined the party.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
In previous years, the friends have even brought in their significant others to play matching characters.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant others
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The E²ngel consortium partners, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and McPhy Energy Germany, carried out the timely qualification and validation, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The act allowed American servicemen to bring their non-American spouses and children to the United States.—
Anna Storti,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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So Vrabel asked if Kraft would greenlight a trip for the spouses and significant others to tag along to New York for the Jets game, and the owner agreed.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some get new cosmetic procedures, some divorce their husbands, and some change their behavior.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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In addition to his wife, survivors include his daughters, Deborah and Robin, and their husbands, Steve and Golan; and his grandchildren, Sabrina and Eric.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Significant others.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20others. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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