as in partners
the person to whom another is married
employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan
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Recent Examples of spouses
This is especially relevant when there is a great age or earnings disparity between spouses, according to Martha Shedden, president and cofounder of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts (NARSSA).
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
My brothers-in-law and their spouses give their parents only limited amounts of time on holidays and limited physical assistance to their parents only if my husband begs for help.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
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
Their spouses — Anne's husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, and Edward's wife, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh — are usually part of the balcony appearance.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
During the first seven months of the term, more than 2,000 of these spouses were deported.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 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
And while it’s tended to be soccer WAGs that have permeated pop culture, in recent years, partners and spouses of tennis stars and basketball players have garnered attention for their fashions.
—Vogue, 6 June 2026
That includes retirees, surviving spouses and dependents.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
My brothers-in-law and their spouses give their parents only limited amounts of time on holidays and limited physical assistance to their parents only if my husband begs for help.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
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
Their spouses — Anne's husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, and Edward's wife, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh — are usually part of the balcony appearance.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
During the first seven months of the term, more than 2,000 of these spouses were deported.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 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
And while it’s tended to be soccer WAGs that have permeated pop culture, in recent years, partners and spouses of tennis stars and basketball players have garnered attention for their fashions.
—Vogue, 6 June 2026
That includes retirees, surviving spouses and dependents.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouses
Noun
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The project, fully funded out of Australia with production service partners in Japan, spans three historical periods – Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia – following three incarnations of the same souls across a karmic cycle of love and possession.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Treating rewards as something people can reliably hold, exchange, and use across a brand’s broader partners and ecosystems, rather than a balance that can be arbitrarily revised, changes the relationship between customer and issuer.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Spinella and Veaset play husbands Greg Garrison and George Brady, respectively, co-proprietors of Port Wenn’s favorite eatery, The Salty Breeze.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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One of the objectives of Faith and Family Month is to strengthen relationships among husbands and wives, parents and children and other familial relationships.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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In a sentencing memorandum in the federal case, a defense attorney said Rhone was born in Houston to a man who fathered 27 children with at least three wives while working as an explosives expert building railroads.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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One of the objectives of Faith and Family Month is to strengthen relationships among husbands and wives, parents and children and other familial relationships.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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“Spouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouses. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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