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Recent Examples of spousal
The document also stated that Hall was requesting spousal support from Haack.
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Under the Social Security Fairness Act, the same person would receive the entire $900 spousal benefit.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Joint federal consolidation loans (also known as spousal consolidation loans) were available to married borrowers until 2006.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Their divorce was finalized in 2022, but Clarkson had to pay Blackstock, 47, a monthly spousal support of $115,000 until January 2024.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Under the Social Security Fairness Act, the same person would receive the entire $900 spousal benefit.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Joint federal consolidation loans (also known as spousal consolidation loans) were available to married borrowers until 2006.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Their divorce was finalized in 2022, but Clarkson had to pay Blackstock, 47, a monthly spousal support of $115,000 until January 2024.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spousal
Adjective
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Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her.—
Monica Hesse,
Washington Post,
20 June 2019
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An even more incendiary interview surfaced online in March, in which Patterson can be heard boasting about having counseled an abused woman, who showed up to church with two black eyes, to submit to domestic violence as her wifely duty.—
Virginia Heffernan,
WIRED,
21 June 2018
Adjective
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Handing out prenuptial conflict management books is decidedly not romantic.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2025
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In the throes of a divorce, practical measures like prenuptial or postnuptial agreements, regular business valuations, and clear separation of personal and business finances can feel cold and clinical.—
Sara Khaki,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In 2011, Hayley Paige, a then-unknown 24-year-old bridal designer, began her career in bridal fashion with JLM Couture in New York.—
Alix Strauss,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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One young man wants to recreate his wife’s bridal bouquet as a surprise.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The tax can easily be deferred with a marital bequest so that no tax is due until the second death.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Here’s a sampling: autism, brittle bone disease, alcoholism, financial struggles and marital difficulties.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Spousal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spousal. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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