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Recent Examples of widow
Ascribing the name Morès to the garden was not just a matter of access to the space with a seal of formality—and about honoring the widow’s formidable husband.
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Using both old and contemporary footage, the movie captures — often plainly — the perspectives of Odeh’s widow and his daughter, in the form of sit-down interviews that help catch us up on various details.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
There are currently five living past presidents and a widow.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
The news was shared by his widow, Luciana Duvall.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Using both old and contemporary footage, the movie captures — often plainly — the perspectives of Odeh’s widow and his daughter, in the form of sit-down interviews that help catch us up on various details.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
There are currently five living past presidents and a widow.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
The news was shared by his widow, Luciana Duvall.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widow
Noun
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The couple moved to the Middle East and worked as pastor and pastor’s wife, ministering to expatriates, learning Arabic and homeschooling their growing brood.—
Rachel Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The defense attorney has told the judge that Dratman and Fischer failed to call up a witness who gave investigators an alibi for Serafini on the day his wife’s parents were shot.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Real-life spouses Dave Franco and Alison Brie star as a couple who move to the countryside and find themselves gradually being fused — literally — upon interacting with a mysterious cave.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Pima County Sheriff's Department announced this week that Savannah Guthrie, her two siblings and their spouses have been cleared as suspects.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pip pip, cheerio, and a merry good day to you, sirs and madams.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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How could the story of New York’s most notorious madam, a woman who had the likes of Dutch Schultz, Wallace Beery, Robert Benchley, and Dorothy Parker as regulars throughout the Roaring Twenties be boring?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widow. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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