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Recent Examples of spousal
The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
As outrage over the verdict catalyzed activist campaigns into criminalizing spousal rape in every state (only achieved, with many loopholes, in 1993) the town of Salem, Oregon just wanted to move on.
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Sarah Weinman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
Phypers, 53, was arrested in court last month on spousal abuse charges stemming from two separate incidents in 2017 and 2022, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
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Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
That agreement also addresses spousal support, attorney’s fees, child support and custody of the former couple’s 5-year-old daughter, Isabella, although specific details have not been made public.
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Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
As outrage over the verdict catalyzed activist campaigns into criminalizing spousal rape in every state (only achieved, with many loopholes, in 1993) the town of Salem, Oregon just wanted to move on.
—
Sarah Weinman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
Phypers, 53, was arrested in court last month on spousal abuse charges stemming from two separate incidents in 2017 and 2022, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
—
Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
That agreement also addresses spousal support, attorney’s fees, child support and custody of the former couple’s 5-year-old daughter, Isabella, although specific details have not been made public.
—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spousal
Adjective
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Judd, who seems a decent man, wants to know how Agnes would exemplify her wifely duties.
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Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her.
Adjective
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As mentioned earlier, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements can serve this function.
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Handing out prenuptial conflict management books is decidedly not romantic.
Adjective
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Convertible Wedding Dresses Current bridal fashion leans toward personalization, with demand for versatile pieces, minimalist-to-maximalist options, and sustainable practices.
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The story of how this whimsical, gender-fluid brand got into the fusty, dusty, and chronically behind-the-times bridal industry isn't a particularly dramatic one.
Adjective
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In the special, Arcuri tackles topics like marital pranks and urinal mind games while contending, on the more serious side, with his wife Katie Thurston’s cancer journey.
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Prosecutors also alleged King fathered a child through an extra-marital affair and threatened the child’s mother to keep quiet.
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“Spousal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spousal. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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