as in spouse
the person to whom another is married
takes marriage very seriously and wants a man who will be her partner for life
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as in to contract
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Recent Examples of partner
Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Jasko and business partner Brian Zelman are also constructing a 40-unit addition to their Bloomfield apartment complex, the Residences at Wash Brook.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Since that experience, the reality star has gone on to mark several other milestones in his life, including his engagement to partner Alice Yaxley in March.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Paulina Rubio has battled legally with her former partners over custody of her children.
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Jeannie Scalzo will partner with Laurel Weir to lead the MTV business.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
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So Vrabel asked if Kraft would greenlight a trip for the spouses and significant others to tag along to New York for the Jets game, and the owner agreed.—
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Dead husbands and wives returned to seduce former spouses.—
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To prevent their flocks from contracting bird flu, officials suggest poultry owners keep their animals away from wild and migratory birds, isolate animals with signs of illness, disinfect equipment and other items, and limit the flock's contact with people.—
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In 2023, the Anti-Recidivism Coalition became a client of Actum’s and contracted with the firm in 2024 and 2025.—
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In court Monday, attorneys for both Maduro and his wife requested that health and medical issues be attended to for their clients.—
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Pratt and his wife, fellow Hills alum Heidi Montag, lost their home in the Palisades fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures last January.—
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The federal agency also subcontracts with other charter companies, including GlobalX, which handled more than half of DHS' charter flights in 2025, according to ICE Flight Monitor at Human Rights First, a group that tracks ICE deportation flights.—
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The Health Science Center, in turn, subcontracts dialysis services to the private provider U.S. Renal Care of West Fort Worth, according to the Bureau of Prisons.—
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What about the tax lien the state filed in 2022 for her and her husband failing to pay their 2020 income taxes, which this paper reported on at the time?—
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The psychological thriller, penned by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning writer Tracy Letts (Coon's real life husband), cultivates fear slowly.—
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Pitt defensive tackle Francis Brewu is another name worth tracking, considering new Irish defensive line coach Charlie Partridge recruited him into the Panthers program before taking a job with the Indianapolis Colts.—
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Probationary fire recruits training to join the department provided assistance with containing the fire, officials said.—
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So Wild players were ecstatic for the final stop after 14 consecutive days of sleeping in hotel rooms, eating out and not seeing their significant others and children on anything but FaceTime.—
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In Season 3 of The White Lotus, which recently earned Goggins his first Golden Globe nomination, his troubled traveler Rick reluctantly has dinner with Gries’ Gary after their significant others Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) strike up a friendship.—
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The voluntary program allows local districts and private schools to train employees or hire armed specialists to respond to active threats.—
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What happened at 1000 Corporate Drive was mostly the latter, facilitated by Indian companies that US medical insurers hired to manage patients’ electronic records.—
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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