DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

domestic partnership

noun

as in civil union

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Recent Examples of domestic partnership Math alone makes opening domestic partnership to polyamorous relationships challenging. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Life is full of necessary but mundane tasks, and in a domestic partnership, division of labor—who is doing the cooking, who is cleaning, who's got a handle on laundry—always comes up. — Jana Pollack, Parents, 27 Feb. 2026 Sony Pictures Entertainment is further cementing its relationship with Netflix, entering into a first-of-its-kind global Pay-1 deal with the streamer, expanding on a years-long domestic partnership. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026 The Academy’s domestic partnership for the Oscars, which has already included Hulu being the current streaming home of the awards telecast, will continue with Disney ABC through the 100th Oscars in 2028, as will the international partnership for the Oscars with Disney’s Buena Vista International. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025 It is also underrated as an affecting celebration of domestic partnership. — Olivia Wolfgang-Smith february 4, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2025

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Noun

Benefits — other than the merchandise discounts — applied to both former commissioners and eligible family members, including spouses or civil union partners and dependent children up to age 21.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Mary and Romain entered into a civil union in 2018, and celebrated their nuptials with a wedding ceremony the following year.

— Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024

Definition of civil union

Noun

Along the way, cast members sit for personal fate readings and open up about relationships and losses in their own lives, then move into direct contact with shamanic ritual, a practice the format positions as central to Korean spiritual life.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026
Patrick Steinfeld, an attorney for the family, declined to answer questions about what Hernandez’s parents knew about their daughter’s relationship to the singer.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of relationship

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His mother, Marie Jillich, went by Miriam to appease her in-laws who disapproved of the mixed marriage.

— Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Of the educationally mixed marriages, the majority—62 percent—were hypogamous, up from 39 percent in 1980.

— Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025

Definition of mixed marriage

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Those included a cohabitation agreement that said the couple would live together and soon marry.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
And one of the big issues Communio deals with in helping churches is how to fight back against cohabitation, which has become the norm today.

— Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026

Definition of cohabitation

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