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
Attendees can receive free stress relief tips, mental health education, counseling, veteran education, spouse/partner resources, family wellness, and giveaways.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2025
Interestingly, this isn’t the only project from a former country leader’s spouse or ex-spouse on the market.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
He has also been convicted for corporal injury on a spouse, battery on a non-prisoner while in prison and possession of a deadly weapon while in prison, state prison officials said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
But by July 2015, both had finalized divorces from their spouses.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2025
Interestingly, this isn’t the only project from a former country leader’s spouse or ex-spouse on the market.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
He has also been convicted for corporal injury on a spouse, battery on a non-prisoner while in prison and possession of a deadly weapon while in prison, state prison officials said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
But by July 2015, both had finalized divorces from their spouses.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouse
Noun
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Chris recruits Brax to help as well as a room of brilliant computer wizards led by Justine, Chris' partner with nonverbal autism who communicates via a British computer voice.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Paramount is an equal co-fi partners with Sega on the $122M production cost, but the Melrose lot also gets a distribution fee off the top.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Listen to this article 4 min Christina Haack has settled her divorce from her third husband, Josh Hall.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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Her own exposure is doubled because her husband also drives trucks to and from the ports.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Meyer is survived by his parents, wife, three daughters and one son, according to Nance-Holt.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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His wife, first lady Melania, wore a black dress and black veil.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Spouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouse. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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