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 With the rose, popes could flatter and honor the wives of important rulers, who in turn could pressure their spouses if needed. — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 Exceptions include holders of work permits, spouses of Canadian citizens, and refugees. — Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The supporting cast is well stocked with character actors who bring humor and pathos to this gaggle of spouses, friends, lovers and bootleggers. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026 The Stop Insider Trading Act, meanwhile, bans lawmakers and their spouses from buying stocks. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026 Military families face unique challenges, MacKaron said, from frequent moves and deployments to higher rates of unemployment among military spouses. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 These are working adults, parents, service members, veterans, military spouses, first responders and disabled or chronically ill students. — Alexis Lariviere, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026 After several months of negotiations, the former spouses finally reached an agreement on how to divide their immense wealth. — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 27 Sep. 2026 The next sketch was a support group featuring Brunson as one of several men whose spouses were grinded on at Usher and Chris Brown’s The R&B Tour. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The Islamic Scholarship Fund, New York production and post house Lost in Space, and Aneesa Talks, which filmmaker Aneesa Khan founded to support South Asian and Muslim creatives, have also signed on as partners.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Toyota plans to provide research access through the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, allowing other research partners to use its battery testing and evaluation capabilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of partners

Noun

Thousands of women, or their husbands, fathers, brothers write to me for clarification, for information.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Audrey Niffenegger has long teased the sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife, featuring Clare and Henry’s Chrono-Displaced daughter Alba and her two husbands—Oliver, a time traveler like her, and Zach, existing in linear time.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of husbands

Noun

Becca and Renee Good were not legally married, according to a family lawyer, but referred to one another as wives.

— Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
But in 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court overruled the convictions — arguing that jurors shouldn’t have been allowed to hear information about Randolph’s previous wives, including Gault, and his time in prison.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

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