benedict

noun

Definition of benedictnext
as in husband

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  1. husband
  2. spouse
  3. mister
  4. man
  5. partner
  6. significant other
Noun
  • In this new season, the Landry women will find themselves in the year 1974, during the time when Del met her now-late husband, Colton (Jefferson Brown).
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • After a lifelong fascination with Japan, Elisa Garcia, a retired attorney, dreamt of walking hand-in-hand with her husband under the falling cherry blossoms.
    Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of husband
Noun
  • Health insurance: Explore options for continuing your health coverage, such as COBRA, a spouse's plan or marketplace insurance.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of spouse
Noun
  • Cucumber and aloe help soothe skin, while the fine mister ensures the makeup on your face doesn't get disturbed.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Well, there’s a different issue for houseplant parents who must wander their indoor jungles with watering cans, misters, fertilizers and pruners and then find a place to store them.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of mister
Noun
  • The beautiful young man of the title becomes captivated by a hedonistic philosophy proposing that the only things worth living for are beauty and sensual pleasure.
    Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • One man watched in horror as authorities placed a tarp over his friend’s body after she was hit and thrown some 30 feet.
    Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of man
Noun
  • Honor has an office in Indonesia and is working with one local manufacturing partner, Justin Li, the Chinese company’s president of South Pacific operations, told reporters last week.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
  • From April through September, Alaska Helicopter Tours partners with six-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey’s AK Sled Dog Tours for an epic two-mile mush across the ice from their summer camp on Knik Glacier (traditionally named Skitnu Li’a).
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of partner
Noun
  • Things often heat up on the dance floor and during a previous interview on the Trading Secrets podcast, Johnson explained how the show's dance troupe makes sure contestants' significant others feel secure with their partners being on the show.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In Our Little Secret, Lohan plays Avery, who has to spend the holidays under the same roof as her ex Logan (Ian Harding) after discovering their new significant others are siblings.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of significant other
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