significant other
noun
: a person who is important to one's well-being
especially
: a spouse or one in a similar relationship
Examples of significant other in a Sentence
Before you make such an important decision, you should talk it over with your significant other.
she has threatened to divorce her significant other if he doesn't stop gambling
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The influence of Saturn, however, emphasizes the boundaries or lack thereof between you and a significant other.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Mars—which has been agitating you during its two-month stay in Cancer so far—completes its opposition with Pluto on November 3, bringing things to a boil between you and a significant other.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
The best way to show your friend, family member, or significant other that?
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Our tendency to rewrite the past can annoy our friends and significant others.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Mars—which has been agitating you during its two-month stay in Cancer so far—completes its opposition with Pluto on November 3, bringing things to a boil between you and a significant other.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
The best way to show your friend, family member, or significant other that?
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2024
Our tendency to rewrite the past can annoy our friends and significant others.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/significant%20other. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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significant other
noun
significant oth·er
-ˈət͟h-ər 
: a person who is important to one's well-being
especially
: a spouse or one in a similar relationship
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