SPOUSES Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

spouses

noun

plural of spouse

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 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, 23 Oct. 2026 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 Shue and Fiebig connected after their respective spouses, Robach and Holmes, started dating. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2026 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 More recently, the spouses have shared updates on their relationship to social media via their podcast, VC Testimonies. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026

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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

Definition of partners

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

Noun

Our hearts go out to the wives, even when their actions don’t deserve it.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
With her immense popularity, Swift has drawn more viewers to the sport, and the NFL is trying to replicate that success with other star players’ wives and girlfriends.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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