as in partner
the person to whom another is married
she has threatened to divorce her significant other if he doesn't stop gambling
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Recent Examples of significant other
Mars—which has been agitating you during its two-month stay in Cancer so far—completes its opposition with Pluto on November 3, bringing things to a boil between you and a significant other.
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Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
The best way to show your friend, family member, or significant other that?
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2024
Our tendency to rewrite the past can annoy our friends and significant others.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
This take on the Buddhist concept of bardo — the state between death and rebirth, often colloquially used to imply simply transition from one state to a significant other — was full of wonder.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
The best way to show your friend, family member, or significant other that?
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2024
Our tendency to rewrite the past can annoy our friends and significant others.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
This take on the Buddhist concept of bardo — the state between death and rebirth, often colloquially used to imply simply transition from one state to a significant other — was full of wonder.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant other
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Starting with the new year, LVMH will be F1’s largest global partner, according to Maffei.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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The museum is working with tribal partners to ensure respectful and confidential handling of the repatriation process.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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These are behaviors by a spouse, partner or loved one that are meant to control, isolate or frighten.R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Veterans, active duty military, fire, police, EMTs and spouses receive 10% off entire purchase by mentioning Hero Discount Program at the register and presenting valid ID.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2024
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Expected to be a weakness, UCLA’s defense has emerged as its better half thanks largely to the 6-foot-3, 325-pound senior who has become a symbol for a team trying to persevere through a five-game losing streak.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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That’s the first half of the movie, and the better half.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2024
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Men are a structuring absence, as they are spoken of as faithless husbands, potential fiancés, feckless sons.John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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Vassos released that, too, as well as her fear of falling in love and not honoring her late husband's memory.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20other. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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