as in partners
the person to whom another is married
employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan
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Recent Examples of spouses
Generally speaking, baby boomer women have been more likely to leave financial decisions to their male spouses, which can be to their detriment later in life.
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Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Continue reading for a deep dive into the stories of the beloved star’s spouses and children.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
How to help Hurricane Helene victims By then, across Helene’s zone of destruction, police and firefighters, friends, spouses and children also had struck out on their own searches.
—Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The men — many of them who lost spouses themselves — completely understand.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
For all recipients — including spouses, children and disabled workers — the average check was $1,781.
—Ryley Amond,brian Sloan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
However, the couple denied cheating on their now-former spouses.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The media furor also prompted public speculation about why politicians and their spouses don’t rent their clothes for public occasions, like Britain’s former First Lady Carrie Johnson.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Continue reading for a deep dive into the stories of the beloved star’s spouses and children.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
How to help Hurricane Helene victims By then, across Helene’s zone of destruction, police and firefighters, friends, spouses and children also had struck out on their own searches.
—Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The men — many of them who lost spouses themselves — completely understand.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
For all recipients — including spouses, children and disabled workers — the average check was $1,781.
—Ryley Amond,brian Sloan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
However, the couple denied cheating on their now-former spouses.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The media furor also prompted public speculation about why politicians and their spouses don’t rent their clothes for public occasions, like Britain’s former First Lady Carrie Johnson.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Spouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouses. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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