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noun

plural of partner
as in spouses
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of partner
as in jobs

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Recent Examples of partners
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, 30 Aug. 2026 Just as good fences make good neighbors, good contracts make good partners. — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 In a communal relationship, partners give based on what the other person needs in the moment, without expecting a same-day return, trusting that things balance out over the life of the relationship rather than the day or week. — Mark Travers, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 At the same time, Dempsey, one of Lee's business partners, was reading about the neighborhood, too. — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The shortfall is particularly serious because the United States and European partners are struggling to expand production. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Our actions have resulted in Iran attacking our partners in the region. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026 Air and Water Show organizers were working with the Federal Aviation Administration and its partners to monitor conditions and ensure safety. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partners
  1. spouses
  2. recruits
  3. husbands
  4. contracts
  5. hires
  6. fees
  7. subcontracts
  8. employs
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
Verb
  • Set against the competitive world of Fleet Street, Murdoch purchases the failing Sun and recruits Lamb, a working-class editor with a very different idea of what a newspaper can be.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1990 original, Quaid played a race team owner who recruits Cole into NASCAR, while Nicole Kidman played a neurosurgeon who becomes Cole’s love interest.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruits
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
Verb
  • Homer Glen contracts with the Will County sheriff’s office for its police services.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Fewer than 10 people typically die of the illness each year, but nearly everyone who contracts it dies, according to the CDC.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of contracts
Verb
  • Shikiya’s new gig follows other recent Anonymous Content hires like Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer and Michael Sinclair as chief legal officer.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In the film, cartoon legend Coyote (who can’t speak, of course) hires a reluctant, unambitious lawyer Kevin Avery (East Bay native Will Forte) to be his mouthpiece and legal advocate.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hires
Verb
  • The resolution also extends to Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State, which had filed a separate lawsuit against the Mountain West in state district court in Denver over nine-figure withdrawal fees their now-former league had sought to impose.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Devs can also cover users’ transaction fees thanks to gas sponsorship via Privy, simplifying onboarding and reducing friction for new users.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of fees
Verb
  • Schultz said that Legal Aid subcontracts some of the legal work in the program to groups such as Bet Tzedek and Inner City Law Center.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The company subcontracts installation to local contractors, leading to varied customer experiences.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of subcontracts
Verb
  • The Indus basin supplies about 80% of the country's irrigated agriculture, a sector that employs 65% of the labor force and represents roughly 25% of Pakistan's gross domestic product, according to data compiled by Chatham House.
    — Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The sector employs more than 12,000 workers at over 1,800 firms.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of employs

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“Partners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partners. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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