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Recent Examples of widowed
Several conspiracy theories have emerged in the wake of the assassination, taking an emotional toll on the widowed mother of two.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
With Season 4 comes a potential new flame for the widowed Violet (Ruth Gemmell) in the form of one Lord Marcus Anderson (Daniel Francis).
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
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
Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
With Season 4 comes a potential new flame for the widowed Violet (Ruth Gemmell) in the form of one Lord Marcus Anderson (Daniel Francis).
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
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
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The survivors and bereaved families in The Tribe of Nova don’t have a community.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Sheep in the Box — its title drawn from The Little Prince — is set in the near future, where a bereaved couple welcomes a state-of-the-art humanoid into their home as a surrogate for their dead son.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The sound and vibration of every jet reverberates in my body, carrying with it the screams of orphaned children and mourning parents and the suffering of chemical attack survivors.—
Mehrnoush Soroush,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The saga of Punch, the orphaned baby monkey Punch, the viral baby monkey, was born at Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo on July 26, 2025.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Paris fashion shows were bereft without her.—
Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2026
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Now the reality of losing Beryl to cancer in an NHS hospital overlooking Camden Town, opera floating down the halls at her request, left us all completely bereft.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Widowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widowed. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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