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
Federal workers who are spouses of some military and Foreign Service members are exempt from return to office policies, the Trump administration said on Wednesday.
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April Rubin, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
To founders and spouses Aleah and Nick, every detail matters.
—Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
In 2021, 15% of married Black men had spouses of other races, with 8% married to White women and 4% to Hispanic women.
—Nandi Howard, Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
One of the questions asked by many: Can Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status avoid deportation if an immediate relative — a child, parent, spouse — is a U.S. citizen?.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouse
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Mirren, 79, stars as Cara Dutton, the 44-year partner of Jacob Dutton, played by Harrison Ford, 82.—
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Ecwid partners with Square and the physical Square Reader for in-person sales.—
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Displaced by the war, Jehan and her husband and their children, including 9-year-old Aisha, are living in a tent on the site of their house in northern Gaza, which was destroyed by an airstrike.—
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Avital Dekel-Chen was seven months pregnant when her husband was kidnapped and gave birth to their third daughter two months later.—
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Jackson’s indictment alleged the mayor and his wife started their trucking company, Centennial Holdings, in 2018 despite knowing nothing about the business and putting up no capital.—
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There’s nothing basic about Denzel’s adoration for his wife, though.—
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“Spouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouse. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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