as in spouses
a male partner in a marriage
she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
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to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of
husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them
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Recent Examples of husbands
Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Across the manosphere, however, young people are told that before feminism ruined everything, women used to be cherished and pampered by their husbands.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
In February, two former Google engineers and one of their husbands — all Iranian nationals — were indicted for allegedly stealing trade secrets relating to the company’s Tensor processor for Pixel phones.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Our husbands wanted many children.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Abby, how does one work with stubborn husbands?
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Screams echo from the upstairs bedrooms, where two husbands are in exile, watching a Green Bay Packers game with a newborn baby.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Trad husbands make occasional appearances online.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
The two friends have been going to the annual meeting off and on for roughly 15 years, leaving their husbands at home for a girls' trip to Omaha.
—Sarah Min,yun Li, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Noun
The rumors about her and her previous husbands.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Across the manosphere, however, young people are told that before feminism ruined everything, women used to be cherished and pampered by their husbands.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
In February, two former Google engineers and one of their husbands — all Iranian nationals — were indicted for allegedly stealing trade secrets relating to the company’s Tensor processor for Pixel phones.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Our husbands wanted many children.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Abby, how does one work with stubborn husbands?
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Screams echo from the upstairs bedrooms, where two husbands are in exile, watching a Green Bay Packers game with a newborn baby.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Trad husbands make occasional appearances online.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
The two friends have been going to the annual meeting off and on for roughly 15 years, leaving their husbands at home for a girls' trip to Omaha.
—Sarah Min,yun Li, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for husbands
Noun
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Transfers to spouses, but not to unmarried partners, are exempt.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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My mother-in-law recently returned from New Zealand bearing gifts for her children and their spouses.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park conserves nearly 13,000 acres of rare hardwood bottomland along the Mississippi River, including eerie bald cypress swamp.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Using compost improves plant growth and conserves water.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Noun
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This story inspired Wong Kar-wai to do In the Mood for Love, about another pair of people who have a special relationship and who try to understand why their partners are having affairs with each other.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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It will be sold at all 26 LoveShackFancy stores, its e-commerce site, and at select wholesale partners.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Husbands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husbands. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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