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
Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The New York Times began exploring the idea of a Wordle television game show and chose to partner with Fallon and develop the idea with UTAS for the broadcast network.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2025
China remains Japan’s largest trading partner.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
When manufacturers can trace inputs back to specific regions or mines, their confidence to partner with African suppliers rises.
—Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The New York Times began exploring the idea of a Wordle television game show and chose to partner with Fallon and develop the idea with UTAS for the broadcast network.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
The food bank and its over 400 community partners around the state, who rely almost entirely on donations from Idaho companies and residents to distribute food, serve hundreds of thousands of the state’s residents each month.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2025
China remains Japan’s largest trading partner.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
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Some states don't allow spouses to receive pay for care work.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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While the show has since been rebooted to include the original cast's spouses and children, Polizzi said a lot of people refuse to see her as anything other than an early 2000s-era party girl.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll are contracted through 2026, both deals penned in 2024.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Getting into conflict with strays can leave them with severe injuries or new illnesses, which can be contracted from scratches or bites.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Alex was charged with the murders of his wife and son in July 2022 and was found guilty in March 2023.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In a nutshell, the Trojan prince Paris sails to Sparta to capture Helen, the beautiful wife of the king of Sparta, Menelaus.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Next, there is the architectural designer who subcontracts out the filing of plans to license holders.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Smaller service firms and integrators now subcontract expert technicians for field retrofits, rather than keep them on permanent payroll.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her discovery of her husband’s flirtatious friendship with Morgan, in a Season 1 finale set at their daughter’s bat mitzvah, has shaken the foundation of their relationship.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Loughlin was eventually sentenced to two months in federal prison while her husband received a five-month sentence in August of the same year.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Herodotus recruits evidence from passages in the Iliad and the Odyssey to show that Homer himself knew at least fragments of this tale yet opted to tell another, better yarn.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Even human intelligence will follow, as visual reconnaissance teams view what is happening in other settlements or try to recruit sources who live and work there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As in years past, there was plenty of heated debate, some clever campaigning on social media, a last-minute push for votes from A-list significant others and a few races that were neck-and-neck right up until the last ballot was cast.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Allison Williams and Dave Franco are thrown together after their significant others die in a car crash.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Twenty days after the trade, Kupchak stepped down from his position and transitioned into an advisory role, coinciding with the Hornets hiring former Nets executive Jeff Peterson as their new general manager.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Brody was also joined onscreen by his wife, Leighton Meester, who played an influencer and former friend of Joanne (Kristen Bell) who hired Noah for her baby-naming ceremony.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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