DOMESTIC PARTNERS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

domestic partners

noun

plural of domestic partner

as in significant others

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Noun

Team owner James Dolan promised rings to the players' significant others as well, highlighting that the support and sacrifices of the players' partners during last season's playoffs were vital to securing the title.

— Otis Livingston, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
That’s when employees and their significant others started to leave the party.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

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Industry partners could eventually manufacture and distribute the device under licensing arrangements.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
The long running legal battle centers on allegations that the league and its 32 teams conspired in violation of antitrust laws to allow the NFL to reach exclusive deals with broadcast partners for the right to air out-of-market games.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of partners

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Buffett’s view is supported by research that shows that people with supportive spouses tend to take on more rewarding challenges throughout their lives, and end up having more personal growth and happiness.

— Shayla Love, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
Just 30 of those billionaires or their spouses, or 1 in 8, spent money opposing Proposition 40, the billionaire tax, according to a Times analysis of recent campaign filings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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