as in spouse
a male partner in a marriage
she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
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as in to conserve
to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of
husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them
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Recent Examples of husband
Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
On January 14 it was reported that Michelle Obama would not be joining her husband, President Barack Obama, at the inauguration ceremony on January 20.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2025
Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Salma Hayek Pinault to Receive Giving Tree Award at the 2023 Baby2Baby Gala: 'So Honored'
Hayek Pinault is mom to daughter Valentina, 16, and stepmom to husband Pinault's three kids — François, 25, Augustin and Mathilde, 22.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
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In an Instagram post on Monday, Griffin shared an update on how the family is holding up and expressed gratitude for those who have offered their support, namely actress Hilary Duff and her husband, songwriter Matthew Koma.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
On January 14 it was reported that Michelle Obama would not be joining her husband, President Barack Obama, at the inauguration ceremony on January 20.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
Madison Le Croy, meanwhile, is still basking in the glow of her November 2022 wedding to husband Brett Randle.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Salma Hayek Pinault to Receive Giving Tree Award at the 2023 Baby2Baby Gala: 'So Honored'
Hayek Pinault is mom to daughter Valentina, 16, and stepmom to husband Pinault's three kids — François, 25, Augustin and Mathilde, 22.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
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Advertisement In the small farming towns outside Bakersfield, at gas stations and in the miles and miles of fields, everyone seemed to know about the arrests that had quickly spread across social media, sowing fear among migrant families, many of whom had children or spouses that were born here.Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The addition of save and draft allows for future capabilities, including the ability for spouses to sign a form.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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He’s also conserved water by changing his planting patterns, leaving the debris from the prior crop on the soil to limit evaporation.Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Scarce magazines of Tomahawk missiles can be conserved for the highest-value targets while masses of Barracudas can tackle everything else, and so on.David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Honor has an office in Indonesia and is working with one local manufacturing partner, Justin Li, the Chinese company’s president of South Pacific operations, told reporters last week.Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Eric Kutcher is a senior partner in the Bay Area and McKinsey & Company’s chair and managing partner, North America.Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Husband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husband. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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