SPOUSES Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

spouses

noun

plural of spouse

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 Many players are students, spouses and mothers, full-time jobs in their own right. — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 For some spouses, however, filing separately may be the preferable choice. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026 DeSeta said this disconnection can develop gradually as spouses begin living increasingly separate lives. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Senior political columnist Patricia Murphy looks at the curious case of missing spouses on the Georgia campaign trail. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026 DeVries wants to treat her entire family — including her four daughters and two of their spouses — to an all-inclusive tropical vacation. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Only 13% of current billionaires are women—but as men over the age of 60 dominate the ultra-rich cohort, more than 1,235 female spouses (representing 90% of billionaire partners) will inherit a sizable chunk in the next decade. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Therefore, if a couple attends and both spouses dine at the reception, a $400 wedding gift is expected. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 Howard is survived by his wife Linda; his children, Missy and Andy, and their spouses, Glen and Jennifer; along with grandchildren Scott, Brett, Matt, Josh, Ryan and Brooke. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

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From concept development to flight qualification The US company and its partners have already passed several development milestones since the program started.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Kyrylo Budanov, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, said representatives of Ukraine’s European partners, from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, were also in Kyiv.

— Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

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As was the custom in ancient Korea before the Joseon Dynasty and its adoption of Confucianism, husbands lived with their wives’ families.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Unmarried women often lived in the parental home, or went to live with a married sibling, or formed a household with other sisters who didn’t have husbands, either.

— Kelly Marie Coyne, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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