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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as in to job
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Recent Examples of partner
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Saudi Arabia is such a partner and Trump is smart to strengthen our relationship.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Brittany Talarico, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The company has partnered with Calvin Klein, Converse, and Cash App.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There are millions of now-adult Americans — people with respectable jobs and partners and children — who cannot set foot on a maritime vessel without these four words, in this order and melody, escaping their lips.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Saudi Arabia is such a partner and Trump is smart to strengthen our relationship.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
The Long Island Medium and reality TV star has partnered with jewelry designer Carolyn Rafaelian, founder of Metal Alchemist, &LIVY and Alex and Ani, to launch a new line of jewelry with &LIVY aptly named Divinely Guided.
—Brittany Talarico, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The company has partnered with Calvin Klein, Converse, and Cash App.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
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Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Feb. 2025
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Dancing with the Stars stars and spouses Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson are hosting the ceremony, where awards will be presented in 23 categories spanning makeup and hair styling artistry in motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and live theater.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The market works reasonably well in connecting high-skilled workers to job opportunities around the globe.—
Amy Pope,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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This is likely because most ATS relies on artificial intelligence to track keywords in resumes and compares it to job descriptions to help narrow the applicant pool to only the most qualified candidates.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2024
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Rosie’s husband of 52 years, Al Amidei, died at the age of 93 in 2010.—
Phil Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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The actress posed for pictures alongside her husband on the red carpet.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Federal contracts require that companies over a certain size set goals for subcontracting spending on businesses owned by underrepresented individuals.—
Lucinda Shen,
Axios,
27 Nov. 2024
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Mayor Brandon Scott’s office is widely anticipated to take over or subcontract to a third party many of the duties that traditionally have fallen to BOPA: planning public celebrations such as Artscape, running the weekly farmers markets and managing a handful of event spaces.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Nov. 2024
Verb
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With Alex Rider, the concept of a teenager being recruited to be a spy was pretty bold.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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The first class of high school interns was recruited from a list of youth attendees at Harvard University’s 2024 Annual Global Health and Leadership Conference.—
Brianna Kamienski,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Another implementation has been the addition of hiring bonuses with employees receiving $500 when hired, $500 after year one, and $1,000 after year two.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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United’s efforts to bridge the gap have involved hiring a running consultant.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Employees with disabilities made big gains As of January 2020, 5.7 million Americans with disabilities were employed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.—
Gene Myers,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Myers suggests employing contractors with a variety of skills, as well as a manager to hold all the moving pieces together.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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And if hospitals want to attract more patients, lowering prices and contracting into more insurance networks is a better way to do that than national advertising, Wofford added.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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For a period of one year, the highly skilled operatives are contracted to stand guard at their own individual observation towers that are separated by a 600-meter gorge.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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