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
The bill requires the taxpayer claiming the credit, the taxpayer’s spouse, and the child to have Social Security numbers.
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 4 July 2025
Parents, spouses and patients have taken on roles once reserved for pharmaceutical executives and lab directors, plunging headfirst into grant writing, data sharing and even drug development.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The National Immigration Agency estimates about 140,000 Chinese spouses hold permanent residency in Taiwan, a democratic, self-governing island which China claims as its territory.
—Ashish Valentine, NPR, 29 June 2025
In the case of spouses, USCIS officers are required to gather testimony and evaluate other relevant evidence to determine whether the relationship meets the criteria.
—Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 4 July 2025
Parents, spouses and patients have taken on roles once reserved for pharmaceutical executives and lab directors, plunging headfirst into grant writing, data sharing and even drug development.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The National Immigration Agency estimates about 140,000 Chinese spouses hold permanent residency in Taiwan, a democratic, self-governing island which China claims as its territory.
—Ashish Valentine, NPR, 29 June 2025
In the case of spouses, USCIS officers are required to gather testimony and evaluate other relevant evidence to determine whether the relationship meets the criteria.
—Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouse
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While the state of falling in love or lust is often predicated on those feelings being reciprocated by a partner, limerence is specifically based on uncertainty about the object of your affections (a.k.a.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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As such, it should be seen not as a threat but as a junior partner in humanity’s ongoing relationship with the natural world.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Jessica Alba appears to be enjoying her summer after filing for divorce from her estranged husband, Cash Warren.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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Selma’s parents were immigrants from Germany, and so was her husband, Anton de Winter, as he was listed on the manifest of the Edam, the ship that brought him to Ellis Island, in 1896.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Adam, his wife and their four young daughters were on the field June 24 for a pregame check-presentation ceremony.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Back in 2023, Cameron's parents, Victor and Libby Boyce, opened up about their son on Taylor Lautner and his wife Tay Lautner's The Squeeze podcast.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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“Spouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouse. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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