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
Deciding what to dress up as for Halloween can be hard, but coming up with the perfect costume idea for you and your best friend, significant other, or partner can be nearly impossible.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
Use the fall equinox to connect with your crush or significant other and squash the problems in your relationship.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Valentina being Serge’s latest significant other.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Curtsinger’s significant other Brian McKenna, a longtime music promoter and owner of Abstract Entertainment, was also fond of Thomas.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
Use the fall equinox to connect with your crush or significant other and squash the problems in your relationship.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Valentina being Serge’s latest significant other.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Curtsinger’s significant other Brian McKenna, a longtime music promoter and owner of Abstract Entertainment, was also fond of Thomas.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for significant other
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant other
Noun
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Following the presentations, local industry partners and the churches were encouraged to network and connect for the future phases of each project.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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L3Harris revealed that the communications suite will provide interoperability with the United States, NATO and coalition partners, creating a networked battlespace with fifth-generation aircraft and beyond.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Konner explains that in the writers’ room, Foster will tell a story involving her husband—who is Jewish though not a rabbi—and while some of the staff will relate to Foster, others will see themselves in her spouse.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Carrying on his work, his spouse Roberta Lord saw the project through.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Which is why Grace offering the job to Hal over his better half is so good for the health of the show.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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And Anthony’s better half, Kate, will also be back.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The constant gaslighting from ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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What to know Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying has called his husband, Mark Hoying, his muse for nearly a decade.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20other. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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