as in partner
the person to whom another is married
employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan
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Recent Examples of spouse
And while the business leaders were allowed to bring their spouses, members of Congress were not.
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Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: Biden pardoned his brothers, James and Francis Biden, his sister, Valerie Biden, and their spouses.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
The president was asked about the pardons Biden issued for his siblings and their spouses, his final act before leaving office.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
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
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Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: Biden pardoned his brothers, James and Francis Biden, his sister, Valerie Biden, and their spouses.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
The president was asked about the pardons Biden issued for his siblings and their spouses, his final act before leaving office.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouse
Noun
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The 6-11 Towns quickly proved to be a perfect fit, thriving as a pick-and-roll partner with Brunson while putting up career-best shooting numbers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Morrison Foerster has announced the arrival of Richard Nugent as a partner in the firm’s global Tax Group, based in the New York office.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The restaurant co-owned by Stephanie Fleming and her husband, DaNeil; and Lamel and Jessica Gibson is focused on the mid-day crowd, with hours of 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2025
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Mendoza’s husband, who was asleep in the vehicle, got out and tried to help her as Flanner took off in the Yukon, officials said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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His siblings and their spouses include Valerie Biden Owens and John Owens, Francis Biden and James Biden’s wife, Sara Jones Biden.—
Alexx Altman-Devilbiss,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump appeared to take a different approach with his wife, former first lady Melania Trump, than in 2017 while meeting President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at his inauguration on Monday.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Spouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouse. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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