as in partner
the person to whom another is married
she has threatened to divorce her significant other if he doesn't stop gambling
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Recent Examples of significant other
Seventy-eight percent of Gen Zers say financial responsibility is an important trait when choosing a significant other, according to a 2025 Bank of America survey.
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Bringing a significant other home to meet Mom can be a bit stressful.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Police say that Williams was killed moments after hanging up the phone from a heated call with his significant other, who just happened to be Frazier’s mother.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for significant other
Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Bringing a significant other home to meet Mom can be a bit stressful.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Police say that Williams was killed moments after hanging up the phone from a heated call with his significant other, who just happened to be Frazier’s mother.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant other
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Marks and his partner, Robert Hazan, both Americans, told the Naperville Sun in 2020 that business concept for Guzman y Gomez stemmed from their inability to find authentic Mexican food in Australia.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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There’s some consistency to how McCartney and his partner have fashioned this as a rock record that’s closer to mid-period Wings than any kind of flagrant Beatles self-homage.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Mistakes can follow the executor, the surviving spouse, or the beneficiaries long after the funeral.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Here’s what experts say ‘Survivor’s penalty’ can affect retirees after a spouse dies.—
Charlotte Morabito,
CNBC,
23 May 2026
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My better half is this and more!—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Chalamet contrasted his better half in an all-white custom Givenchy by Sarah Burton suit.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Set in 1962, a boy roughly Travolta’s age voyages from New York to Los Angeles on a series of hopping flights with his mother, who is hoping to land a rich husband or a good Hollywood role in that order.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Jolie's middle child with ex-husband Brad Pitt graduated from Spelman College, which held its commencement on Sunday, May 17, with a bachelor's degree in psychology, according to social media video.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20other. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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