as in partners
the person to whom another is married
employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan
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Recent Examples of spouses
Transfers to spouses, but not to unmarried partners, are exempt.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
My mother-in-law recently returned from New Zealand bearing gifts for her children and their spouses.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Relations with partners, spouses and close friends are also blessed.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Others, such as my mother, were sponsored by spouses.
—Daisy Hernández, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families, said as a result of these sudden deployments, some spouses have had to cut back on their work hours or quit their jobs to hold down the home front.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 May 2026
After a meeting between the two nations, the president, then-Prime Minister Theresa May and their spouses posed for a photo op with Larry in the background.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Jones’ selected who would go, Brown said, and the trips sometimes included non-employee spouses.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Though the reality show primarily focused on the spouses of star athletes, Turner grew used to hosting cameras, microphones and producers in his house.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
My mother-in-law recently returned from New Zealand bearing gifts for her children and their spouses.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Relations with partners, spouses and close friends are also blessed.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Others, such as my mother, were sponsored by spouses.
—Daisy Hernández, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families, said as a result of these sudden deployments, some spouses have had to cut back on their work hours or quit their jobs to hold down the home front.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 May 2026
After a meeting between the two nations, the president, then-Prime Minister Theresa May and their spouses posed for a photo op with Larry in the background.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Jones’ selected who would go, Brown said, and the trips sometimes included non-employee spouses.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Though the reality show primarily focused on the spouses of star athletes, Turner grew used to hosting cameras, microphones and producers in his house.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouses
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
Noun
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The rumors about her and her previous husbands.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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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
Noun
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My heroine marries an elderly lord with three dead wives in exchange for her little sister’s dowry.—
Eloisa James,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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This new spinoff of The Handmaid’s Tale follows Agnews (Chase Infiniti of One Battle After Another) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), young women at Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouses. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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