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Recent Examples of widow
Sheel Seidler, Peter’s widow, and their three children are beneficiaries of that trust.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Lonnie Ali, the widow of the late Muhammad Ali and co-founder of the Muhammad Ali Center, is among the bill’s supporters.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Francesca, a widow, will explore her feelings for her late husband's cousin, Michaela.
—Taijuan Moorman, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
In the account passed down through her family, Ross was a young Philadelphia widow when George Washington and a congressional committee asked her to make a flag for the Colonies uniting in rebellion against England.
—Marla Miller, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Lonnie Ali, the widow of the late Muhammad Ali and co-founder of the Muhammad Ali Center, is among the bill’s supporters.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Francesca, a widow, will explore her feelings for her late husband's cousin, Michaela.
—Taijuan Moorman, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
In the account passed down through her family, Ross was a young Philadelphia widow when George Washington and a congressional committee asked her to make a flag for the Colonies uniting in rebellion against England.
—Marla Miller, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widow
Noun
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His wife spent 10 years as a paraprofessional at Liggett Trail Early Childhood Center, supporting children with developmental disabilities.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Williams and her wife, Julie, both of Lakewood, sat in Section 123 inside a sweltering Empower Field with their senior poodle Janelle, a 13-year-old service dog with poor hearing and no teeth.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But many other people care for someone who could possibly outlive them — an adult child, a sibling or a spouse.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Discussions with partners, spouses and others could be unusually powerful.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Margo gets props for starting the best rumor of the episode, which is that Dara is a madam.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Her character is a notorious, luxurious madam with family connections to organized crime.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widow. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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