as in spouse
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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as in to job
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Recent Examples of partner
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Trump’s pause implies that the tariff level will be brought down to a universal 10% tariff on more than 75 U.S. trading partners while negotiations continue, according to the White House.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Rachel McRady, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Schools do not have to rely on the Cultural Development Fund to partner with cultural organizations, and there are other ways of providing an arts education in schools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Trump announced a 90-day pause on countries that have not retaliated, temporarily lowering the high tariffs on nearly all trading partners to a baseline 10%, while raising the tax rate on imports from China, which had retaliated with tit-for-tat hikes on U.S. imports, to 125%.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Trump’s pause implies that the tariff level will be brought down to a universal 10% tariff on more than 75 U.S. trading partners while negotiations continue, according to the White House.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
He’s also frequently worked with Comic Relief, Red Nose Day and partnered with Games for Love in 2023 to help 50,000 kids in hospitals and foster care.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Schools do not have to rely on the Cultural Development Fund to partner with cultural organizations, and there are other ways of providing an arts education in schools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
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Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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Seeking a Solution in the West Dear Seeking: Because of the change in your spouse’s health status, your desire for privacy is understandable.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In addition to postings, the bill would require employers to provide the same compensation information: To job applicants upon request and before any compensation discussion or offer; To employees at the time of hire, transfer, or promotion; And once per calendar year, if requested.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Lions got jobbed against the Cowboys, one hundred percent.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2024
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The family of a woman who was strangled to death last year during a conjugal visit with her husband at a Northern California prison has called for reforms after a second woman was killed in a similar manner.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Viola Davis and husband Julius Tennon are always on the same page.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Brock addressed the audience via video conferencing, as did two others whose expertise is walking potential vendors through the machinations of doing business with NASA directly or by subcontracting with prime contractors, such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Acacia center provides legal services for unaccompanied migrant children under 18 through a network of legal aid groups that subcontract with the center.—
Janie Har,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Finding people to send into the quake zone is proving difficult too, amid fears that younger people will be arrested and forcibly recruited into the army.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Peterson is ranked No. 2 in the recruiting Class of 2025 according to ESPN.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The official also said many of the programs hit by the latest cuts were recently granted hiring privileges or had spending modifications to their contracts approved by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
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He was hired in 2015 after a 106-game stint with the Sacramento Kings.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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According to the group’s letter, these businesses account for more than $800 million in annual revenue, employing thousands of people internationally and domestically.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Following successful efforts in Indonesia, the Sheba Hope Grows™ program has grown to include a global network of more than 200 reef builders worldwide, some employing different methods catered more specifically to their environment.—
Cat Cardenas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Even though production has since contracted, especially in L.A., optimism is running high that a proposal to double California’s film and TV tax credit in the state will be passed by state legislators.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Escalating operational costs, persistent inflation, shortages of clinical staff, and contracting fiscal margins are squeezing healthcare institutions nationwide.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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