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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Recent Examples of partner
Natalia Favre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The new career pathways initiative will also rely on the state’s business community as a key partner.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Antonio MacHado Allison, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
Included in the toolkit is a list of over 2,000 universities that partner with one or more such companies.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Smiling pairs danced the same steps simultaneously, exchanging partners every few beats.
—Natalia Favre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The new career pathways initiative will also rely on the state’s business community as a key partner.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
Foreign industries could partner with the state oil company, but only if the government held the controlling share of the joint ventures.
—Antonio MacHado Allison, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
Included in the toolkit is a list of over 2,000 universities that partner with one or more such companies.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
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The candidates earned a median annual income of $489,000 from 2021 to 2025, a total that in most cases includes their spouse’s income.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Then 10 years later, those college friends would come with a spouse.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cupertino is exploring contracting with a different law enforcement agency or even starting its own police department.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The city has used the Flock system since a trial run in 2021 and contracting with them in 2022.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gracie Hunt, daughter of Kansas City Chiefs CEO and owner Clark Hunt and his wife, Tavia Hunt, announced her engagement on Holy Saturday with a Bible verse.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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But the other side of that is when Max goes to Thomas with concerns about his daughter or his wife, his experience is immediately aestheticized.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Echo was subcontracting, which meant long hours for thin margins.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Schultz said that Legal Aid subcontracts some of the legal work in the program to groups such as Bet Tzedek and Inner City Law Center.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The seating arrangement left the poster next to the husband and one of the children for the duration of the flight.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Allen has been advocating against drunk driving for over two decades since her previous husband in California was killed by a drunk driver.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Chalker was asked to come up with a plan to recruit other scientists, and began by reading old cable traffic about how the agency had handled Soviet defectors in the John le Carré days.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Last season, the Horned Frogs emphatically arrived with Campbell’s familiar ability to recruit and push the tempo and play fierce defense, to the tune of a 34-4 record and a trip to the Elite Eight.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With knee-high boots on a date Shopping sprees, drinks with the girls, a fancy dinner date—no matter what your plans are with friends or your significant other, your jean shorts will take you wherever the day leads.—
India Roby,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
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While Hollywood's biggest stars brought their best fashion to the event, many also arrived with their significant others, adding a dose of love to the red carpet.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The relationship healed after Howard was hired as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2019.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The invader is a skillful art restorer, Lori Butler (Michaela Coel), who’s been hired by Julian’s greedy children, Barnaby (James Corden) and Sallie (Jessica Gunning), to work, or pose, as their father’s new assistant.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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