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noun

ˈpärt-nər How to pronounce partner (audio)
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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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partner

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verb

as in to job

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Recent Examples of partner
Noun
Trump announced a 90-day pause on countries that have not retaliated, temporarily lowering the high tariffs on nearly all trading partners to a baseline 10%, while raising the tax rate on imports from China, which had retaliated with tit-for-tat hikes on U.S. imports, to 125%. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Apr. 2025 Trump’s pause implies that the tariff level will be brought down to a universal 10% tariff on more than 75 U.S. trading partners while negotiations continue, according to the White House. — Pia Singh, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
After garnering a core consumer base, Wilson wants to partner with brands on custom cartridges of their own formulas to be used with the device. — James Manso, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025 Two years later, the district partnered with Texas Wesleyan to operate those campuses under a framework laid out in Senate Bill 1882, which offers financial incentives for districts to partner with universities, charter school operators and other outside organizations. — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for partner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner
  1. spouse
  2. job
  3. husband
  4. subcontract
  5. recruit
  6. hire
  7. employ
  8. contract
Noun
  • Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The organization now offers retreats to Special Operation Forces members and their spouses and caregivers.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of spouse
Verb
  • Quality matters just as much as quantity, from the average salaries and benefits to job security and overall satisfaction.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The market works reasonably well in connecting high-skilled workers to job opportunities around the globe.
    — Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of job
Noun
  • The family of a woman who was strangled to death last year during a conjugal visit with her husband at a Northern California prison has called for reforms after a second woman was killed in a similar manner.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Now, in this partial exclusive excerpt from We’ve Decided to Go in a Different Direction, fans of the couple will see firsthand how their meet-cute unfolded, and why Sanchez was initially turned off by her husband’s profession.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of husband
Verb
  • Brock addressed the audience via video conferencing, as did two others whose expertise is walking potential vendors through the machinations of doing business with NASA directly or by subcontracting with prime contractors, such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The Acacia center provides legal services for unaccompanied migrant children under 18 through a network of legal aid groups that subcontract with the center.
    — Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of subcontract
Verb
  • Huffman is widely regarded as the leading college football recruiting insider on the West Coast.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The Peace Corps, established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy and later authorized by Congress, recruits and deploys American volunteers to support development efforts around the world.
    — Will Steakin, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of recruit
Verb
  • Yet the organization was flailing when Shero was hired in May 2006.
    — Rob Rossi, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • When Bruce Boudreau needed to hire an assistant coach for the Anaheim Ducks in 2014, one of his top candidates was already inside the organization.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of hire
Verb
  • According to the current budget, the City Attorney’s Office employs just under 425 people and will spend $85 million this year.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The group represents 122 dealerships that employ 12,000 workers and generated a combined $859 million in sales taxes in 2024.
    — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of employ
Verb
  • Sheehy is a former Navy SEAL who founded an aviation company, Bridger Aerospace, that's contracted with the Forest Service and Interior Department to assist in firefighting.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Still, about 3 in 100 people who were vaccinated will contract measles if exposed.
    — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
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