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
Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
Right beside them, the Chicago Botanic Garden, a partner with the Obama Foundation on the center’s Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit and Vegetable Garden, hosted a bracelet-making station for kids and provided 300 seedlings for the Earth Day event.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
House Bill 2 expanded pre-K eligibility to children of classroom teachers and required a minimum percentage of state funding to go to child care providers that partner with school districts to provide preschool.
—Lina Ruiz
april 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggi, and their first test subject, adult-film star Angel Dust, stick by her side.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
Right beside them, the Chicago Botanic Garden, a partner with the Obama Foundation on the center’s Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit and Vegetable Garden, hosted a bracelet-making station for kids and provided 300 seedlings for the Earth Day event.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
The organization will partner with development banks and financial institutions with the intention of improving water systems against droughts and eventually strengthen job creation from jobs requiring heavy water usage.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
House Bill 2 expanded pre-K eligibility to children of classroom teachers and required a minimum percentage of state funding to go to child care providers that partner with school districts to provide preschool.
—Lina Ruiz
april 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
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In one of the health plans, for example, an OCPS teacher who insured a spouse or domestic partner would see the bi-weekly, per-paycheck costs rise from about $300 this year to $675 next year.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Under current state law, lawmakers must file annual disclosure statements that describe their finances, debts and property holdings, alongside financial information about their spouses.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The lips are pursed and air is forced out of the lungs by contracting the core muscles.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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The city contracted to work with Groot Recycling & Waste for the event, and the city’s streets department helped as well during the effort.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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House Speaker Mike Johnson was spotted, alongside his wife.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Saturday marked his return from paternity leave, as the lefty and his wife welcomed their first child on Wednesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 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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My husband passed away last October.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 2009, husband and wife duo Nicolaj and Ditte Reffstrup took it over, transforming the brand into a contemporary label with a loyal customer base.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Woodley recounted her experience being recruited into Dan Fogelman’s enigmatic post-apocalyptic series.—
Scott Huver,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Uldricks said his role as GOP chair includes recruiting good people to run for office.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Friends or significant others may be distracting or stirring drama in the background.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Bringing a significant other home to meet Mom can be a bit stressful.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Therapist Sherry Gonzalez has kept her fourth-grade son at home, rescheduling work hours, hiring babysitters.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Microsoft, on the hook to provide an operating system for the still-in-development IBM PC 5150, licensed 86-DOS and hired Paterson to continue developing it, later buying the rights to 86-DOS outright.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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