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Recent Examples of widow
More recent court documents filed in at least seven cases involving the children, Glenn and Lisa, and Hazel Sullivan, Alva's widow and third wife, provided another rare window into the financial concerns.
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Eisenberg, who died in 2019 at the age of 50, said one of his biggest wishes was for a figure like this to be made from his character, according to his widow Malíssa Longo.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
His wife is now a widow, his two sons fatherless and his new baby is coming into a world without a dad, because of a gun.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Online dating sites provide an avenue for widows and widowers to meet eligible people of both sexes.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Eisenberg, who died in 2019 at the age of 50, said one of his biggest wishes was for a figure like this to be made from his character, according to his widow Malíssa Longo.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
His wife is now a widow, his two sons fatherless and his new baby is coming into a world without a dad, because of a gun.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Online dating sites provide an avenue for widows and widowers to meet eligible people of both sexes.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widow
Noun
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Jennifer Holland, who plays Harcourt, is the wife of none other than James Gunn, by the way.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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However, going out of your way to DM my wife is unacceptable and what is shown in this image is crossing the line.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For my family, Mrs. Rowe’s has become a tradition of our own—a pit stop that feels more like a homecoming.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
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Austen’s second novel, published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth Bennet (Corrin), an unmarried woman and the second of five daughters of Mr. (Sewell) and Mrs. Bennet (Colman) from Hertfordshire, near London.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Putin and Trump spoke again that same evening in Hamburg during a dinner with other world leaders and their spouses.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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And the only way for founders to win over potential recruits and their spouses is to ground their conviction in a compelling vision of what the new hires will be working towards.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ahead of her detective drama Honey, Don't hitting theaters later this month, Aubrey Plaza has signed on to play infamous Hollywood madam, Heidi Fleiss.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Warren Beatty plays McCabe, a drifter and fast-talker who falls in with, and falls in love with, Mrs. Miller (Julie Christie), a madam who offers to improve business at his low-rent brothel.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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“Widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widow. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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