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 Other Chiefs spouses visit camp, too, as do WAGS across the league — some have posted videos of their training camp visits on social media. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 The legislation would prohibit lawmakers, their spouses and dependent children from buying individual stocks while in office. — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 23 July 2026 The Stop Insider Trading Act, championed by House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and their dependent children from buying new stocks. — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 22 July 2026 Those records include information from phones belonging to two of the reporters’ spouses, and one reporter’s mother. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, the youngest daughter of the A-list actors and former spouses, filed a petition to change her last name in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, July 20, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 July 2026 The majority are retirees, but the Social Security Administration (SSA) also provides regular income to disabled workers, widowed spouses and children of deceased workers. — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Discussions with partners, spouses and close friends will be lively. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 July 2026 But real people love it when their spouses find riches and fame, right? — Scott Westerfeld, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouses
  1. partners
  2. husbands
  3. wives
Noun
  • Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, alongside international law enforcement partners and host nation authorities, are all contributing to the security architecture for this tournament.
    — Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Those companies, known as delivery service partners, are responsible for paying the infraction.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • On Wednesday, the spouses of the detainees gathered outside FDC wearing shirts with their husbands’ faces, the prison towering over them.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • At least 45 widows have directly succeeded their late husbands in Congress, according to 2025 data from the House of Representatives.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 July 2026
Definition of husbands
Noun
  • It's made by Gugu Zuma-Ncube and Thuli Zuma, two of the daughters of the country's most high-profile polygamist - former President Jacob Zuma, who has four wives.
    — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 24 July 2026
  • Some wives and girlfriends balk at the label, calling it demeaning shorthand that gives short shrift to a woman’s own worth.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of wives

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