widowed

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Recent Examples of widowed The film centers on a widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widowed
Adjective
  • The couple had previously visited the area in October 2024 to meet with bereaved family members and the first responders who dealt with the emergency, which occurred in July 2024.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Susan Ousterman, a bereaved mother and drug policy reform advocate, denounced the strike.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The punk drama follows Ria, an orphaned Filipina punk musician raised in a Manila punk commune called Tarima.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Jen, an orphaned Gelling raised in solitude by a gentle race of creatures called the Mystics, must find the missing shard that will heal the crystal and restore balance to the universe.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Ian Wilkinson, a pastor at a local church and the sole surviving guest of the lunch, told last month's hearing that the death of his wife had left him bereft.
    Alasdair Pal, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ian Wilkinson, a pastor at a local church and the sole surviving guest of the lunch, told last month’s hearing that the death of his wife had left him bereft.
    Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Widowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widowed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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