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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Recent Examples of partner
Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2025
Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Sofia Celeste, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
The developer is partnering with builder Ryan Homes, which will construct an array of houses at different price points.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In September 1997, NoDa real estate mogul Paul McBroom and partner George Gray reopened it as a live performance venue following renovations with 300 seats, according to Observer archives.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2025
Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
In 2020, Schiffer partnered with numerous brands including Frame, Bamford and Lucie Kaas, which released special limited edition and one-off pieces in celebration of her 50th birthday.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
The developer is partnering with builder Ryan Homes, which will construct an array of houses at different price points.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
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Guy Pearce is an antagonistic delight wielding passive-aggressive hostility as the main character’s benefactor, and Felicity Jones, as the architect’s loyal wife, is the heart of the piece who steps up when her spouse can’t.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Twenty-six percent say their spouse follows a different religion than them.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The market works reasonably well in connecting high-skilled workers to job opportunities around the globe.—
Amy Pope,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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This is likely because most ATS relies on artificial intelligence to track keywords in resumes and compares it to job descriptions to help narrow the applicant pool to only the most qualified candidates.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2024
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In a 2020 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Ms. Parton said her husband had never wanted to be in the spotlight.—
Sara Ruberg,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Who is Ruby Franke? Franke, a Mormon mother of six, launched a YouTube channel called 8 Passengers in 2015, documenting life in a family of eight along with her husband, Kevin.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
4 Mar. 2025
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China’s economy greatly depends on foreign firms producing goods within its borders or subcontracting with Chinese firms that do.—
Stephen G. Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2025
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Federal contracts require that companies over a certain size set goals for subcontracting spending on businesses owned by underrepresented individuals.—
Lucinda Shen,
Axios,
27 Nov. 2024
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The trio will each recruit a group of the talented chefs and take them under their wings.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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The management recruits a consultant who also doesn’t know the organization but who purports to have dealt with similar problems in the past.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Newsom’s order does not apply to workers who were hired under agreements to exclusively work from home.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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Walt Disney Studios has hired former Warner Bros. executive Andrew Cripps as head of theatrical distribution.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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Many of the world's top tech companies employ ethical hackers—including IBM, Google and PwC—to uncover vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.—
Vytautas Kaziukonis,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The federal tax collector employs roughly 90,000 workers total across the United States, according to the latest IRS data.—
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6 Mar. 2025
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How and why, for example, did Arakawa, by all accounts a youthful, energetic woman, contract the hantavirus and die so suddenly?—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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The infection is usually contracted by walking barefoot on soil contaminated by the feces of a person or animal who has the infection.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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