widow

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Recent Examples of widow Meanwhile, Del, a widow, learns to open her heart again. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 Ono, an artist and singer-songwriter, is the widow of John Lennon and one of his biggest creative influences. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025 Newer members of the council want Lauren Faiai, widow of Sitivi Faiai. Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025 This was particularly present in the dynamic between Bobby's widow, Athena (Angela Bassett), and Chim (Kenneth Choi), who's alive because of Bobby's sacrifice. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for widow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widow
Noun
  • The last issue came out in 1932, under the direction of his wife, Nelly, dedicated to his memory and produced with the collaboration of active and former members of De Stijl.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Following the divorce, David remarried and welcomed two more children, Olivia and Henry, with his new wife, Jenny.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Behar said at the end of the interview, asking one final question to Hines about her spouse.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Les is a biotech whizz seeking funding for his revolutionary tech – the same tech that accidentally reduces the size of his spouse.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In it, a violent confrontation drives a high-end D.C. madam, Remy (Brie), to turn on her partner and enter witness protection in seaside Maine with her adolescent daughter.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The story centers on a high-end D.C. madam who goes into witness protection and flees to Maine with her daughter; Gillen will reportedly play business exec Carl Milliken III.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widow. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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