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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in to contract
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of partner
Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The New York Times began exploring the idea of a Wordle television game show and chose to partner with Fallon and develop the idea with UTAS for the broadcast network.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Taylor Mims, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
Owens earned his juris doctorate from the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law and is now a partner at NBO Law in Orange County.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for partner
Noun
Three centuries and more runs than any other batter in the 2024-25 Shield have made Weatherald the people’s favourite to partner Khawaja in Perth.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The New York Times began exploring the idea of a Wordle television game show and chose to partner with Fallon and develop the idea with UTAS for the broadcast network.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
The 2026 festival will be produced alongside Primuse Entertainment as the official local partner.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
Owens earned his juris doctorate from the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law and is now a partner at NBO Law in Orange County.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for partner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
Noun
-
Konner explains that in the writers’ room, Foster will tell a story involving her husband—who is Jewish though not a rabbi—and while some of the staff will relate to Foster, others will see themselves in her spouse.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
-
Carrying on his work, his spouse Roberta Lord saw the project through.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
At a meeting last month, Councilmember Ken Houston, a vocal fan of Marina, alluded to a report by The Oaklandside that a subsidiary of Allied was contracted to provide transportation to armed detention officers with the Department of Homeland Security.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
-
City officials contract with a secondary collection agency to pursue delinquent citations, and to send collection notices and make collections calls.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Nowadays the ghosts of the hotel’s original owner, his wife, and a mysterious child are said to haunt the property.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
-
Of his first impressions of his future wife, Plemons had nothing but praise.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Next, there is the architectural designer who subcontracts out the filing of plans to license holders.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
-
Smaller service firms and integrators now subcontract expert technicians for field retrofits, rather than keep them on permanent payroll.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Her discovery of her husband’s flirtatious friendship with Morgan, in a Season 1 finale set at their daughter’s bat mitzvah, has shaken the foundation of their relationship.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
-
Loughlin was eventually sentenced to two months in federal prison while her husband received a five-month sentence in August of the same year.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Revolutionary groups, often recruited from universities and the intelligentsia, were soon carrying out terrorist attacks in the cities.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
-
Ring of Fire Skull recruited Dusty Summers from a club in Las Vegas.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Hernandez said his wife heard some stories about alleged issues while staying at the Pfister from other Dodgers’ significant others.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
-
Another letter, filed by Williams’ significant other, says Williams has spent past years taking care of family members in need.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
But as multiple advertising world sources note, Apple has hired its fair share of TV and streaming video veterans over the past couple of years, which, when combined with this newfound desire to cut deals to expand Apple TV’s reach, is certainly suggestive of broader ambitions.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
-
As part of its hiring blitz, the agency has dropped age, training and education standards and has offered recruits signing bonuses as high as $50,000.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partner. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share