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
The Hawley-Peters Senate bill, branded the HONEST Act, would prohibit lawmakers, their spouses, and dependents from owning or trading individual stocks, with a 180-day deadline to sell off any holdings.
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Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Discussions with partners, spouses and close friends will be practical and mutually sympathetic.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
The End Congressional Stock Trading Act would require members, their spouses, and their dependent children to divest from all individual stocks, bonds, commodities, and other securities within 180 days of the bill becoming law.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
However, the company appears to have publicly kept aspects of DEI that some legal experts believe could be less risky, including recruiting veterans and military spouses, supporting disabled workers, and its Neurodiversity Program, which was established in 2020.
—Kristen Parisi, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The Twin Cities are also still reeling from the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses at their homes in July.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
For many CEOs, a lack of time is perceived by spouses as a lack of commitment.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Clients can use the document to make sure the home doesn’t end up in the hands of their children’s spouses, which is a common concern, according to Northern Trust’s Laura Mandel.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
In formulating the budget, no one thought to include spouses.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Discussions with partners, spouses and close friends will be practical and mutually sympathetic.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
The End Congressional Stock Trading Act would require members, their spouses, and their dependent children to divest from all individual stocks, bonds, commodities, and other securities within 180 days of the bill becoming law.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
However, the company appears to have publicly kept aspects of DEI that some legal experts believe could be less risky, including recruiting veterans and military spouses, supporting disabled workers, and its Neurodiversity Program, which was established in 2020.
—Kristen Parisi, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The Twin Cities are also still reeling from the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses at their homes in July.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
For many CEOs, a lack of time is perceived by spouses as a lack of commitment.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Clients can use the document to make sure the home doesn’t end up in the hands of their children’s spouses, which is a common concern, according to Northern Trust’s Laura Mandel.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
In formulating the budget, no one thought to include spouses.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouses
Noun
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Delivered to a high standard by Thales’s international team, in close collaboration with industry partners, this achievement showcases the quality, openness, and technical expertise that have defined Thales’s approach to the Type 31 delivery – earning praise from the Royal Navy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Women, however, are not allowed to legally divorce their husbands this way.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Our husbands are really good friends.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Hilland was working on a dead-end cold case that stretched back to the 70s involving a man, John Smith, whose two wives went mysteriously missing.—
Natasha Stoynoff,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Conflict on both sides Men tend to be happy when their wives’ earnings fall in a particular range, according to research.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Spouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouses. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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