SPOUSE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

spouse

noun

ˈspau̇s

Definition of spouse

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 Able-bodied spouses, families, and friends can reunite after the flight. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 One of the hardest things about the DOE’s appeals, Hull said, is the testifying that the children and spouses of dead workers must do. — Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026 Turner and Lowden have been in the conversation for a while, with Lowden’s IRL spouse unfortunately now taking questions on his behalf. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026 In February 2025, Sguros and his spouse filed a form with the Broward County Property Appraiser seeking to establish a claim to the home, according to the affidavit. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spouse

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Noun

Research partners recorded the various sounds that drones make when their propellers get chipped or cracked or their motor becomes damaged or begins to fail.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Investigators are working with Nigeria and international partners to review genomic findings and verify her movements and interactions in Uganda and en route to Abuja.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

Sydney Gibson Churilla, 32 at the time, was driving home from a family vacation to Orlando and Disneyland with her husband and their two daughters when the news came on the radio.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
The family was able to enroll Hudson in a health plan through Critzer's husband's workplace, which has a 60-day enrollment window.

— Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of husband

Noun

Smallwood attacks Nick’s virility, saying he’ll be publicly humiliated when his wife has to bail him out again in court.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
In 2008, Holmes was arrested in Coral Gables on a domestic battery charge related to his ex-wife; the case was later dismissed.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

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