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Recent Examples of widow
Plans are to install a monument and benches Monday, said Susan Sweeney Crum, Crum's widow.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Grief Forum – Loss of a Spouse: An eight-week program for widows and widowers who have lost their loved one.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Coming to court this week, a police officer’s widow wanted to prove that a man assaulted her husband during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and ultimately was responsible for her husband’s suicide nine days later.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
This arrangement, however, did not sit well with her father’s widow, who tried to claim all the ashes for herself.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 15 June 2025
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Grief Forum – Loss of a Spouse: An eight-week program for widows and widowers who have lost their loved one.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Coming to court this week, a police officer’s widow wanted to prove that a man assaulted her husband during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and ultimately was responsible for her husband’s suicide nine days later.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
This arrangement, however, did not sit well with her father’s widow, who tried to claim all the ashes for herself.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widow
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Adam, his wife and their four young daughters were on the field June 24 for a pregame check-presentation ceremony.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The suite was named in tribute to Augustine Figeac, wife of Printemps founder Jules Jaluzot.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
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For a long stretch of his life, Daddy had two women to nurture him—Mrs. Williams and my mother—but Our Ma had only one enormous love: others.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Thanks to Étoile and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Gideon Glick is fast becoming one of the most interesting actors in Hollywood.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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The National Immigration Agency estimates about 140,000 Chinese spouses hold permanent residency in Taiwan, a democratic, self-governing island which China claims as its territory.—
Ashish Valentine,
NPR,
29 June 2025
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In the case of spouses, USCIS officers are required to gather testimony and evaluate other relevant evidence to determine whether the relationship meets the criteria.—
Maykel Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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Prostitution was never legal in Central City, but the industry and people involved were prominent enough to warrant an annual street festival that still exists today, honoring the city’s most famous madam, Lou Bunch.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
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On another occasion, Heidi Fleiss, the infamous Hollywood madam turned animal-rights activist, vented to me about a powerful movie financier several years ago at her ramshackle property in the remote Nevada desert.—
Gary Baum,
People.com,
9 June 2025
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“Widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widow. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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