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
Relations with partners, spouses and close friends are warm and supportive.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
For Thapanee, her parents remain the ultimate role models for spouses working in family businesses.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Donald Newhouse spent his last days at his home in New Jersey, surrounded by his family, and is survived by his sons, Steven and Michael, and his daughter, Katherine Mele, their spouses, and six grandchildren.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Eight of his fraternity brothers and three of his best friends from high school who also were friends with Dan attended the premiere, as well as his sister Mairin and her husband, Jeff, and their three kids, as well as an uncle and his children and their spouses.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
May is survived by his wife Michelle; daughters Alex and Devin and their spouses.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Mazor recalled watching children grow up, then later returning with spouses and children of their own.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Others, such as my mother, were sponsored by spouses.
—Daisy Hernández, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
In addition, some legal systems require that assets first be allocated between spouses under a matrimonial property regime before succession rules even begin to apply!
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
For Thapanee, her parents remain the ultimate role models for spouses working in family businesses.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Donald Newhouse spent his last days at his home in New Jersey, surrounded by his family, and is survived by his sons, Steven and Michael, and his daughter, Katherine Mele, their spouses, and six grandchildren.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Eight of his fraternity brothers and three of his best friends from high school who also were friends with Dan attended the premiere, as well as his sister Mairin and her husband, Jeff, and their three kids, as well as an uncle and his children and their spouses.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
May is survived by his wife Michelle; daughters Alex and Devin and their spouses.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Mazor recalled watching children grow up, then later returning with spouses and children of their own.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Others, such as my mother, were sponsored by spouses.
—Daisy Hernández, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
In addition, some legal systems require that assets first be allocated between spouses under a matrimonial property regime before succession rules even begin to apply!
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouses
Noun
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Clark and her partners were able to interview Nash, who left DNA on a Wingstop cup, as first reported by the San Bernardino Sun.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Potential meal partners include titans of the tech industry like SK Group’s Chey Tae-won, LG Group’s Koo Kwang-mo and Naver’s Lee Hae-jin.—
Justina Lee,Lisa Kim,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Noun
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The New Country is no country for second husbands.—
Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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The family faced another painful choice Back with their mother, Majda’s daughters were terrified at any talk of going back to their husbands.—
Toqa Ezzidin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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At house parties, for instance, Nilsson would find the wives clustered in the kitchen while the men talked shop in another room.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The wives and girlfriends of the Golden Knights aren't just skating along with their partners.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouses. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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