widow

noun

Definition of widownext
as in wife

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Recent Examples of widow Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow and child are the beneficiaries of a new GoFundMe campaign, which has raised more than $35,000. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 Nolte’s widow, Christine, and their son, Christopher, filed a lawsuit in 2021 against The University of Kansas Hospital Authority and LivaNova USA Inc. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 The news follows an ongoing dispute that began earlier this year between Amy; her stepmother and Levon's widow, Sandra Helm; and two additional LHS shareholders, Brian Parillo and Barbara O’Brien. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 11 Aug. 2026 Lance was an organ donor and Greer and Kris learned from other relatives that his widow planned to donate a kidney directly to John. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for widow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widow
  1. wife
  2. spouse
  3. madam
Noun
  • The young Microsoft executive had just dropped off his twins at his ex-wife’s home in Jacksonville Beach on a warm, late-winter Florida evening.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Bridegan's former wife, Shanna Gardner, 39, was arrested in August 2023 in Washington and is facing charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit murder, and child abuse, CBS affiliate WJAX-TV reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of wife
Noun
  • These broad themes stretch us outside the confines of looking for an appropriate spouse.
    — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, spouses of those experiencing gambling harm are 10 times more likely to end up in the emergency room because those with a gambling disorder are nearly 37% more likely to domestically abuse their partners.
    — Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of spouse
Noun
  • Mysaria, dressed to impress in her white silk robes, invites the madam Sylvi over for an ultra-exclusive backstage tour of the Red Keep.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of madam

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