widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwi-də-wər 
: a man who has lost his spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried
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Men attempt to console the bereft widower, gently stroking his forehead.
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
The film follows widower Kristofer (Egil Ólafsson), who, after receiving an early-stage dementia diagnosis at the outset of the Covid pandemic, leaves behind his Reykjavik home hoping to solve the greatest mystery of his life.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 July 2024
Built in 1912 as a private residence and later acquired by the widower of designer and ‘90s icon Laura Ashley, it was converted into a hotel flush with Ashley chintz, and then saw several subsequent chapters before undergoing a Covid-era top-to-bottom renovation.
—Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 21 July 2024
In the comedy adventure, 78-year-old grumpy widower Carl (Ed Asner) floats to South America in his house tied to balloons with 8-year-old stowaway Russell (Jordan Nagai).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
The film follows widower Kristofer (Egil Ólafsson), who, after receiving an early-stage dementia diagnosis at the outset of the Covid pandemic, leaves behind his Reykjavik home hoping to solve the greatest mystery of his life.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 July 2024
Built in 1912 as a private residence and later acquired by the widower of designer and ‘90s icon Laura Ashley, it was converted into a hotel flush with Ashley chintz, and then saw several subsequent chapters before undergoing a Covid-era top-to-bottom renovation.
—Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 21 July 2024
In the comedy adventure, 78-year-old grumpy widower Carl (Ed Asner) floats to South America in his house tied to balloons with 8-year-old stowaway Russell (Jordan Nagai).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
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widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwid-ə-wər
: a man whose spouse has died
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