as in partner
the person to whom another is married
employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan
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My spouse recently received an annual credit card notification from one of his luxury-brand store credit card accounts.
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Ivan Illan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Retired veteran Stacy Keach is drifting into senility, as well as frequent flashbacks to his Korean War service, while concerned librarian spouse June Squibb tries to keep him present in the here-and-now.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Voter, or spouse of voter, who has surgery scheduled that will require hospitalization on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Court arguments focused on the children and spouses of military, diplomatic and other service personnel overseas.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Ivan Illan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Retired veteran Stacy Keach is drifting into senility, as well as frequent flashbacks to his Korean War service, while concerned librarian spouse June Squibb tries to keep him present in the here-and-now.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Voter, or spouse of voter, who has surgery scheduled that will require hospitalization on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Court arguments focused on the children and spouses of military, diplomatic and other service personnel overseas.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Spouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouse. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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