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 At the most basic level, a prenup is a contract would-be spouses sign before getting hitched. — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 July 2026 Officials are not required to report the net worth or income of spouses. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Some worry about their children, spouses, siblings, and parents. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 26 June 2026 The relationship ended in controversy, with Evert and golfer Greg Norman leaving their respective spouses for each other. — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026 Social Security survivor benefits can pay eligible spouses, former spouses, children and dependent parents of a worker who paid into the system. — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Harold Baines and Greg Walker, Kittle’s teammates on the 1983 White Sox squad, and their spouses also attended the quick ceremony. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 Some officers trusted to access the data responsibly and for law enforcement purposes are breaking both department policy and state law by using it to track ex-spouses, co-workers and for other personal purposes, officials and experts say. — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 30 June 2026 The share of adults ages 25-34 who were homeowners (heads of household or their spouses) dwindled from 40% in 2005 to 29% in 2024, according to research by the Urban Institute, based on census data. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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Noun

Nvidia's current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and begin shipping this fall to eight cloud partners, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Muon and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are both FireSat partners.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of partners

Noun

The two estranged princes – now fathers and husbands – have only seen one another a handful of times in the last four years.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Many arrive here carrying pressures that extend far beyond the workshop floor — from childcare and deep financial instability to resistance at home from husbands or parents uneasy about women doing construction work.

— Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026

Definition of husbands

Noun

But Jones kept on living, surrounded by his children, grandchildren, ex-wives and many friends.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
Men who trick their wives into outside romantic assignations ultimately need to be taught a lesson, and Diego de la Vega is no exception.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

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