domestic partner
noun
plural domestic partners
1
: a company especially in a developing country that joins in a commercial venture with an international company
2
: either member of an unmarried cohabiting couple especially when considered as to eligibility for spousal benefits
domestic partnership
noun
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Her death came just months after Tania Thomas, 47, was also strangled while with her domestic partner Anthony Curry, also serving a life sentence in the same prison, according to NBC News.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Pitt and Jolie were domestic partners for ten years before finally tying the knot in 2014.
—Joseph Galizia, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Pitt and Jolie were domestic partners for ten years before finally tying the knot in 2014.
—Joseph Galizia, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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
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“Domestic partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20partner. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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