partner 1 of 2

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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partner

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verb

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Recent Examples of partner
Noun
During the same period, the percentage of married adults increased slightly from 50% to 51%, and those living with an unmarried partner rose from 6% to 7%. Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025 One of Barron Trump's partners, Cameron Roxburgh, who attended the $40,000-a-year Palm Beach school Oxbridge Academy with him, told Newsweek the team dissolved the company to avoid media attention during the election but that it will be relaunched in the Spring. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
So, whether that's hosting an official White House podcast, partnering with influencers in the briefing room, or TikToking from the Oval Office, this is how President Trump can retain these new voters in our party for generations to come. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 The league will partner with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters on Jan. 22 to register new voters after their naturalization ceremonies at the Heritage Theater in Campbell. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for partner 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
  • Advertisement In the small farming towns outside Bakersfield, at gas stations and in the miles and miles of fields, everyone seemed to know about the arrests that had quickly spread across social media, sowing fear among migrant families, many of whom had children or spouses that were born here.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The addition of save and draft allows for future capabilities, including the ability for spouses to sign a form.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The market works reasonably well in connecting high-skilled workers to job opportunities around the globe.
    Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The Grammy-winning rapper took to X Spaces on Tuesday (Jan. 14) to air out new grievances against her estranged husband and his mother, Latabia Woodward.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • De la Orden is married to Edward Bouygues, president of Bouygues Telecom and son of French industrialist Martin Bouygues, and Miró’s husband is tech entrepreneur Javi Fondevila.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • One day, Pablo recruits a young Black man named Night (Erwan Kepoa Falé) as a business partner and, soon after, the pair begin a tryst.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, another research group in Singapore is currently recruiting for a study on the Delta variant.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Less than a month later, Hamp hired Chris Spielman as a special assistant to her and team president Rod Wood and empowered the former Lions linebacker to be a key part of the search for a general manager and coach.
    Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • On top of that, Cousins long had been considered the platonic ideal of plug-and-play quarterback for the Kyle Shanahan passing game, and the Falcons had just hired an offensive coordinator (Zac Robinson) who was a branch off of that larger tree.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • While the carefully orchestrated spatial plan enriches the home architecturally, Lee employed a layered, relaxed approach that adapts to how the clients want to live and function in their new surroundings.
    Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But Ross employs his method to create a depth of subjectivity that matches Whitehead’s language, and an intense physicality that surpasses the familiar tropes of cinematic representation.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The collapse in housing prices also weighed on the real economy as the housing construction employment ecosystem contracted.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Bird flu can be contracted from eggs but the risk to Americans is very low, according to a risk assessment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025

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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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