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noun

plural of partner
as in spouses
the person to whom another is married takes marriage very seriously and wants a man who will be her partner for life

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partners

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verb

present tense third-person singular of partner
as in jobs

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Recent Examples of partners
Noun
Additionally, partners need to have a clear understanding of how the innovator, supply chain and brand will share the risks associated with adopting a new technology. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Netanyahu’s hard-right coalition partners frequently call for the West Bank’s annexation and the dissolution of the Palestinian Authority in the territory. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 The program will bring together multiple national laboratories, universities, and industry partners to improve manufacturing efficiency and help domestic producers remain globally competitive. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 The papers are said to have contained highly sensitive information, some likely supplied by Germany’s intelligence partners – so the affair could have serious international ramifications at a time when Europe is facing grave security threats. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026 This week, Ukraine also did not receive advanced warning from partners of incoming ballistic missiles, resulting in civilian deaths, according to Ukrainian officials. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026 Every privacy policy is written about people—employees, partners, vendors. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 With production costs rising, broadcasters are also bringing partners together to finance new series and share the investment. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Fast forward four years, partners Daly Waters and Tamboran announced the first natural gas sales ever from the Beetaloo in September. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partners
  1. spouses
  2. recruits
  3. husbands
  4. contracts
  5. hires
  6. fees
  7. subcontracts
  8. employs
Noun
  • In my experience, the likelihood that divorce will impact a business is high, especially when one (or both) of the divorcing spouses is active in it.
    — Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • These women — cradle Catholics and converts, former nuns, teachers, hospice chaplains, counselors, spouses, mothers, grandmothers — say their defiance is the fulfillment of a vocation, no different than the call answered by their male counterparts.
    — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of spouses
Verb
  • Alvin Cheung, the university’s president and CEO, said the school recruits people who are comfortable participating in medical education and helping students develop clinical skills.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Republican National Committee, for one, recruits observers to keep elections secure and transparent.
    — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruits
Noun
  • Barring husbands and children from having royal status is clearly an attempt to prevent maternal-line succession, said Hideya Kawanishi, a Nagoya University professor and expert on monarchy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Those thick locks that inspired so many jealous jokes among your friends and their balding husbands.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of husbands
Verb
  • Amazon does not directly employ workers anywhere in the country and instead contracts its labor force through other firms.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • At birth, ordinary life contracts around a mother and newborn before opening outward again.
    — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of contracts
Verb
  • This becomes especially important when a business enters another state, hires employees in a new jurisdiction, changes its legal structure or begins working with international customers and suppliers.
    — Prasanna Kumar, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • GoCardless hires graduates from any discipline but still encourages them to qualify as accountants and pays for the exams.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hires
Verb
  • The resolution also extends to Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State, which had filed a separate lawsuit against the Mountain West in state district court in Denver over nine-figure withdrawal fees their now-former league had sought to impose.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Devs can also cover users’ transaction fees thanks to gas sponsorship via Privy, simplifying onboarding and reducing friction for new users.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of fees
Verb
  • Schultz said that Legal Aid subcontracts some of the legal work in the program to groups such as Bet Tzedek and Inner City Law Center.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The company subcontracts installation to local contractors, leading to varied customer experiences.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of subcontracts
Verb
  • Our parent company, CRH, employs 1,278 people across 59 locations in 48 North Carolina communities to produce the aggregates, asphalt, masonry products, pipe, and precast solutions that make construction possible.
    — Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • And when a trillion-dollar company receives generous tax incentives for a building that employs relatively few permanent workers, local officials are entitled to ask what their constituents are getting.
    — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of employs

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“Partners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partners. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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