estranged wife

noun

formal
: a wife who no longer lives with her husband

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Adam Beckerink, the man charged with murder in the death of his estranged wife, Caitlin Tracey, at his South Loop condo building in 2024, is expected to be extradited from Michigan back to Illinois next week. Todd Feurer, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 Gerard Butler’s John Garrity had the tall order of getting his estranged wife Allison (Morena Baccarin) and son Nathan from Atlanta, Georgia to an underground bunker in Greenland. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026 That one saw John Garrity (Butler) maximizing his privilege by leading his estranged wife, Allison (Morena Baccarin), and their diabetic son, Nathan, to an extinction-proof shelter that had been reserved for people like them. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026 According to the criminal investigation report, Haroian’s estranged wife reported the allegations to Cromwell police. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026 Despite the divorce filing, Kevin attended his estranged wife’s sentencing hearing in February 2024. Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026 The first of five installments introduces audiences to the series' hero — New York police officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) — who has traveled to Los Angeles hoping to rekindle a romance with his estranged wife, Holly. Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025 South Carolina pastor John Paul Miller has been charged in federal court with allegedly cyberstalking his estranged wife, 30-year-old Mica Miller, for more than a year before her death, authorities said. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025 An 81-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of killing his estranged wife more than 40 years ago and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay, police said. Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025

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“Estranged wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estranged%20wife. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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