estranged wife

noun

formal
: a wife who no longer lives with her husband

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Here are all the tracks the country star has confirmed are about his estranged wife. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 Keith Urban was pictured for the first time since his estranged wife, Nicole Kidman, filed for divorce two days ago. Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 His estranged wife Amélie and daughter Marguerite were living just a short distance from the bank in an apartment on Rue de Miromesnil. Christopher C. Gorham september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 In 2020's Greenland, Gerard Butler's John Garrity, his estranged wife Allison (Morena Baccarin), and their young son Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd) narrowly escape an apocalyptic comet, finding shelter deep underground in a militarized doomsday bunker moments before impact. Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025 The 55-year-old man accused of killing his estranged wife at her Arlington home on Monday had been arrested on a family violence charge and bonded out four days before the fatal stabbing, police said. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025 The only case known in the state’s recent history when the prosecution convicted a suspect without finding the victim’s body was in the 2014 trial of Charles Capone for killing his estranged wife in Moscow. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025 But lately, Offset has kept remarks to a minimum, at least about his estranged wife. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025 Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill on Friday declined to comment on his estranged wife’s allegations of domestic abuse but said the NFL has not contacted him, as the league begins to investigate the matter. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Estranged wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estranged%20wife. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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