widow

noun

Definition of widownext
as in wife

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Recent Examples of widow Domestic rights are being licensed from the Wes Craven estate, which includes Craven’s widow Iya Labunka and son Jonathan Craven. — Brent Lang, Variety, 13 July 2026 Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, who now leads Turning Point USA, was seen crying at times, dabbing her eyes with tissues and being consoled by the people around her. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 Kirk’s widow, Erika, clutched a tissue and watched intently as a person said to be Robinson ran across the roof. — Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 In the new film, the Necronomicon — aka the Book of the Dead — creates a hellish nightmare for a widow, Alice (Souheila Yacoub), and her in-laws following the tragic death of Alice’s husband, Will (George Pullar). — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for widow
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  1. wife
  2. spouse
  3. madam
Noun
  • Patrick Clancy appears to share a similar perspective to the one put forward by his wife’s attorney and the lawsuit.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Four days into the seven-day cruise, my wife came down with Type A flu and was quarantined in our small, windowless cabin.
    — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Definition of wife
Noun
  • The Stop Insider Trading Act, championed by House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and their dependent children from buying new stocks.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Those records include information from phones belonging to two of the reporters’ spouses, and one reporter’s mother.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
Definition of spouse
Noun
  • Ladies’ first big blowup concerns a rumor that an old fair-weather friend of Myka’s is a madam.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
  • In season 5, Leslie Grossman joins the series as Flossie, a powerful New York City madam.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of madam

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