husbands 1 of 2

noun

plural of husband
as in spouses
a male partner in a marriage she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary

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verb

present tense third-person singular of husband
as in conserves
to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them

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Recent Examples of husbands
Noun
Thousands of women, or their husbands, fathers, brothers write to me for clarification, for information. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 Audrey Niffenegger has long teased the sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife, featuring Clare and Henry’s Chrono-Displaced daughter Alba and her two husbands—Oliver, a time traveler like her, and Zach, existing in linear time. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 They are born to their fathers as property, and married to their husbands as property, and then taken care of by their sons as a nuisance. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Burke has been married to actor Gerald McRaney — who just happened to play one of Suzanne’s many ex-husbands on Designing Women — since 1989. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 Leaving their husbands behind at the White House, the first ladies visited the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in a display of soft power that united two figures known for fusing style and diplomacy. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 In a bizarre meta twist of events, Suvorova must sell herself and her story on social media, like her mother sold herself (and in turn her daughter) to those American husbands. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 At the same time, Whitney Rose and Angie Katsanevas are confronting major changes following their separations from their husbands in July. — Sophie Dunne, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for husbands
  1. spouses
  2. conserves
  3. partners
Noun
  • With the rose, popes could flatter and honor the wives of important rulers, who in turn could pressure their spouses if needed.
    — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Exceptions include holders of work permits, spouses of Canadian citizens, and refugees.
    — Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of spouses
Verb
  • In Boise, a growing number of people have turned to xeriscaping in recent years, which is a type of landscaping that conserves water by using native or drought-tolerant plants, according to previous Statesman reporting.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026
  • This approach reduces development time, conserves resources, and quickly delivers new capabilities to the battlefield.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of conserves
Noun
  • The Islamic Scholarship Fund, New York production and post house Lost in Space, and Aneesa Talks, which filmmaker Aneesa Khan founded to support South Asian and Muslim creatives, have also signed on as partners.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Toyota plans to provide research access through the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, allowing other research partners to use its battery testing and evaluation capabilities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
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