as in partner
the person to whom another is married
"Allow me to introduce you to my better half, Joan"
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My better half, who picked me up when I was gutted from this work.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
Things appear to have gotten a bit awkward between UCLA’s struggling offense and its better half.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Another approach: pen a sweet letter to read aloud that your better half can later hold onto as a keepsake.
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Our bad!
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2023
But not only was Kelce in Studio 8H for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo, but his better half also made the trek uptown from the West Village.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2023
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
Things appear to have gotten a bit awkward between UCLA’s struggling offense and its better half.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Another approach: pen a sweet letter to read aloud that your better half can later hold onto as a keepsake.
WATCH
Our bad!
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2023
But not only was Kelce in Studio 8H for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo, but his better half also made the trek uptown from the West Village.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2023
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“Better half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/better%20half. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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