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
If your spouse works in the business, your household can shelter $144,000 in a single year.
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Chris Kline, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Mitchell pitched his vision to the council last month in a late-night email and PowerPoint that promised a spouses day at city hall, team bonding events at sports events, monthly TV shows and new vice chair positions on the five council committees.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Neil Patrick Harris and his spouse David Burtka were so impressed, Harris took to Instagram to sing the praises of Babe’s.
—Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Now, five former Device employees and their spouses are launching a new brewery in its stead.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
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Chris Kline, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Mitchell pitched his vision to the council last month in a late-night email and PowerPoint that promised a spouses day at city hall, team bonding events at sports events, monthly TV shows and new vice chair positions on the five council committees.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Neil Patrick Harris and his spouse David Burtka were so impressed, Harris took to Instagram to sing the praises of Babe’s.
—Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Now, five former Device employees and their spouses are launching a new brewery in its stead.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouse
Noun
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Mauricio Novelli, the entrepreneur behind LIBRA, ran the investing courses where Adorni taught in 2022, and Adorni was among the officials in the room when Novelli brought his American partner, Hayden Davis, into the Casa Rosada for the LIBRA soirée.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Thirty years after Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, Jose's former business partner still questions what led to the killings.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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The filmmaker and gender equity advocate has helped shape her husband’s policies on issues like reproductive health, the male loneliness and mental health crisis, school nutrition, and regulating children’s access to social media.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Hawkins, her husband and supporters spoke out about several of the incidents, including in emails and meetings with school officials.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Some military spouses have been released from ICE custody after their cases garnered media attention and intervention from members of Congress, like the case of Deisy Rivera-Ortega, the wife of an active-duty Army soldier.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who serves as jury president of the Golden Goblet competition, appeared on the red carpet alongside his wife Carina Lau and fellow jurors Dora Bouchoucha, Guan Hu, Aktan Arym Kubat, Déa Kulumbegashvili, Fernanda Valadez, and Xin Zhilei.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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“Spouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouse. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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