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significant other

noun as in partner or spouse

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Maybe your plans entail your entire family—parents, aunts, grandparents, nieces, cousins, in-laws, dogs, turtles, significant others—sharing a lovely holiday weekend under the same roof.

In “Baggage,” Cumming examines his relationships to his family, significant others and himself.

This was before I learned the ironclad rule that one should never try to teach a significant other a sport, especially if one wants the other to remain significant.

Because many shelters are single-sex or sex-segregated facilities, often people are asked to separate from their significant others, which can be a deal breaker.

From Vox

We have a card that says, “You are cordially invited to invade my personal space,” which is funny, considering how much time we’ve spent with our significant others this year.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to significant other, such as: better half, boyfriend, domestic partner, girlfriend, husband, and live-in lover.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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