benedicts

noun

plural of benedict
as in husbands

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benedicts
  1. husbands
  2. spouses
  3. significant others
  4. partners
  5. old men
  6. bridegrooms
  7. companions
  8. men
Noun
  • Both women have been described as the power behind the throne and are massive support systems to their respective husbands King Charles and Prince William.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Meredith and Madeline leaned on each other to manage the grief of their husbands’ deaths, and the weight of their pregnancies.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of husbands
Noun
  • Only 13% of current billionaires are women—but as men over the age of 60 dominate the ultra-rich cohort, more than 1,235 female spouses (representing 90% of billionaire partners) will inherit a sizable chunk in the next decade.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The two leaders and their spouses will join King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a private viewing of the 230-foot (70-meter) tapestry, a 1,000-year-old symbol of Anglo-French relations that depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of spouses
Noun
  • Despite this, the couple divorced their significant others and married each other in November 2017.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Reportedly, their respective significant others unfollowed each other, and Bailey and Pankow unfollowed the other’s partner as well.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of significant others
Noun
  • Philanthropy takes center stage Organizers vowed to work with nonprofit partners to put the grants toward their most urgent and underresourced needs.
    — James Pollard, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • People who work with the investor credit his business acumen, low-key demeanor and daunting work ethic, qualities that have attracted partners, founders and mentors alike — including Iger.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • And then there was Vozinha, the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper, making his World Cup debut in a sport not inclined to celebrate old men playing for rookie nations.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The way Luke is handling the love triangle with Joy and Gen makes Nathan and Joe look like sage old men.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026
Definition of old men
Noun
  • This comes of not understanding that the tradition dated from a time when brides and bridegrooms were not expected to have close ties to those of the opposite gender.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bridegrooms
Noun
  • Then there's the emergence of artificial intelligence chatbots and companions that create a host of other concerns for underage usage, but that aren't generally considered part of the social media industry.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The company describes these products as interactive companions that go beyond conventional robots, with features designed to sense their surroundings and initiate simple forms of engagement.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of companions
Noun
  • Steinem then went on to become a freelance journalist in New York during the 1960s — when newsrooms were largely run by men and female reporters were typically restricted in the topics they were allowed to cover.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Two men were arrested in connection with the deaths on Wednesday, in a joint operation involving the State of Mexico Prosecutor’s Office, the federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection and the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security.
    — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of men
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“Benedicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benedicts. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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