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
Many older adults also begin relying more on spouses, children or other family members to help manage medical decisions.
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Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
The Georgia Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved Senate Bill 433, which would allow Georgia residents with autism or a developmental disability, or the spouse, parent or legal guardian of someone with autism to get the specialty plate.
—Maya Prabhu, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
In one instance cited in the order, a 73-year-old retiree and his spouse invested $350,000 in First Liberty products and fear their principal may be a total loss.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
My spouse was a wonderful person.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
The Georgia Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved Senate Bill 433, which would allow Georgia residents with autism or a developmental disability, or the spouse, parent or legal guardian of someone with autism to get the specialty plate.
—Maya Prabhu, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
In one instance cited in the order, a 73-year-old retiree and his spouse invested $350,000 in First Liberty products and fear their principal may be a total loss.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
My spouse was a wonderful person.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for spouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouse
Noun
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Newsweek partners with Statista to analyze four types of data sources to select and rank the best hospitals in 32 countries with comparable data.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Support from Chiron in your partner zone means people important to you can meet you in the middle, even if past missteps made things tense.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Republicans compelled the former secretary of state to testify; her husband, former President Bill Clinton will do so today.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Her husband, Jake, also a public school teacher, has a side hustle of his own as a painter.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Before they were thrust into the spotlight, the Spencers were just another young family in Lonoke County, where Spencer’s wife, Heather, is from.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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The tale involves a man who attempts to murder his wife while the two are out hiking on a mountain.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Spouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouse. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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