domestic partner

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Recent Examples of domestic partner Police believe that the teen, who was a frequent runaway and the mother to an 11-month-old baby, was staying at the home with Gress and his domestic partner, 37-year-old Michelle Brandes. Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025 According to police, the teen is believed to have stayed with Gress and his domestic partner, 37-year-old Michelle Brandes, at the home. Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2025 He was arrested on March 5 for pointing a harpoon at his domestic partner and for possession of drugs, according to police. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025 But two months later, the Alec Baldwin film is yet to secure a domestic partner after its production was overshadowed by on-set tragedy when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after a gun held by star Baldwin during rehearsals fired a live round. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for domestic partner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic partner
Noun
  • For example, after a frustrating conversation, a partner with high reflective functioning might reflect on whether their significant other had a stressful day at work or was feeling emotionally distant due to personal reasons, rather than assuming disinterest.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Some of our favorite celebrity couples popped out to enjoy their significant other, happily ushering in the new season.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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
  • In ‘Bad Summer People’ TV Series Based On Book In Works At A+E Studios The partners have also unveiled a new board of managing partners, comprised of company vets Guido Gotz, Lindsay Maguire, Scott Newman, Jennifer Plante, Shawn Purdy, and Megan Senior.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Spencer finally catches a break, but bad luck continues to follow his better half.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The bolsters have the feel of those high-density sponges your better half uses in the shower.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Your Partner Will Never Meet Every Need At some point, most couples arrive at the same realization: your partner can’t be your soulmate, therapist, best friend, financial planner or emotional anchor all at once.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • This brings us to another important distinction between twin flames and soulmates, of course.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Domestic partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20partner. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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