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Recent Examples of spousal
He was arraigned on Aug. 25 and charged with three counts of murder, one count of severe child abuse and one count of spousal abuse.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Survivor benefits are separate from spousal benefits.
—Thomas Hager, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Another would be someone going through a divorce and receiving spousal support but doesn’t yet have a final divorce decree or a court signed separation agreement with X amount of alimony income.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Sure, Ghost has his creative license to put that in a skit without anyone attributing it directly to him, but the skit was funny without joking about spousal abuse.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Survivor benefits are separate from spousal benefits.
—Thomas Hager, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Another would be someone going through a divorce and receiving spousal support but doesn’t yet have a final divorce decree or a court signed separation agreement with X amount of alimony income.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Sure, Ghost has his creative license to put that in a skit without anyone attributing it directly to him, but the skit was funny without joking about spousal abuse.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spousal
Adjective
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Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her.—
Monica Hesse,
Washington Post,
20 June 2019
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An even more incendiary interview surfaced online in March, in which Patterson can be heard boasting about having counseled an abused woman, who showed up to church with two black eyes, to submit to domestic violence as her wifely duty.—
Virginia Heffernan,
WIRED,
21 June 2018
Adjective
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Handing out prenuptial conflict management books is decidedly not romantic.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2025
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Taking proactive steps, such as establishing a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement or forming a trust to shield your business, can also protect your enterprise from becoming entangled in future disputes.—
Diane DeOliveira,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In 2022, Ripa went full-on glam as bridal Teresa Giudice from The Real Housewives of New Jersey.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In anticipation of one of the most talked-about global weddings, WWD asked designers to sketch their suggestions for Swift’s bridal wares.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Johnson Administration said the AFDC rewarded indolence, and condoned non-marital child bearing.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Searchlight Pictures’ marital dark comedy satire The Roses starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman will debut on streaming November 20 exclusively on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Spousal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spousal. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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