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Recent Examples of widow
Kirk’s widow, Erika, publicly forgave her husband’s killer.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
As a new widow and first-time mother, Persun struggled to keep posting the same type of content on her @BookswithBrielle pages on Instagram and TikTok.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The role of Klaus’s widow Astrid is played by Lind, who brings an extensive and distinguished career spanning decades of Danish film and television.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
Alan Rickman's widow, Rima Horton, spoke out on the 10-year anniversary of his death about his battle with pancreatic cancer.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
As a new widow and first-time mother, Persun struggled to keep posting the same type of content on her @BookswithBrielle pages on Instagram and TikTok.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The role of Klaus’s widow Astrid is played by Lind, who brings an extensive and distinguished career spanning decades of Danish film and television.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
Alan Rickman's widow, Rima Horton, spoke out on the 10-year anniversary of his death about his battle with pancreatic cancer.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widow
Noun
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In 2021, Wasserman divorced his wife of 20 years, Laura Ziffren Wasserman.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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House Republicans are preparing a contempt resolution for Clinton and his wife next week over their refusal to testify as part of their Epstein investigation.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Biden's wife, former first lady Jill Biden, received a bottle of Ormonde Jayne perfume and an 18-carat gold necklace with diamonds from the emir of Qatar and his spouse.—
MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Michael Lynch, 62, went to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Brooklyn Methodist in Park Slope earlier this month with his wife, hoping to diagnose pressure in his head and tingling in his hands, his spouse told the Daily News.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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How could the story of New York’s most notorious madam, a woman who had the likes of Dutch Schultz, Wallace Beery, Robert Benchley, and Dorothy Parker as regulars throughout the Roaring Twenties be boring?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Somehow, the madam of the mansion, Nina Winchester, played with frosty excellence by Amanda Seyfried in pearls and creamy knits, takes a shine to this young soul.—
Mark Kennedy,
Mercury News,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widow. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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