as in partner
the person to whom another is married
employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan
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Recent Examples of spouse
Last week, Phypers was arrested in court and charged with four felonies — two counts of injuring a spouse and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.
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Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
An investment spot secured by an EB-5 investor also offers a green card to their spouse and children under 21.
—Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Policy-wise, in 2024, courts ruled that LGBT spouses were eligible for benefits from state health insurance.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Using her charm offensive, Hedda goads naive spouses to cheat, recovering alcoholics to drink and depressives to wander off into the darkness with a revolver.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
An investment spot secured by an EB-5 investor also offers a green card to their spouse and children under 21.
—Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Policy-wise, in 2024, courts ruled that LGBT spouses were eligible for benefits from state health insurance.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Using her charm offensive, Hedda goads naive spouses to cheat, recovering alcoholics to drink and depressives to wander off into the darkness with a revolver.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouse
Noun
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With this imagery, a terrain map can be generated for use by urban planners, or a soldier can print a copy of an image and share it with foreign mission partners on the battlefield.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her partner's mom got OP's daughter a gift, but none of her partner's siblings did.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Now a mommy influencer on Instagram, Abby and her husband call upon Noah to oversee a baby naming ceremony, which a vengeful Joanne also attends.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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On the day show up when the party starts, smile, thank everyone, especially MIL then have your husband pick you up exactly when the party is due to end.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Alex was charged with the murders of his wife and son in July 2022 and was found guilty in March 2023.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In a nutshell, the Trojan prince Paris sails to Sparta to capture Helen, the beautiful wife of the king of Sparta, Menelaus.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Spouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouse. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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