widowed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widowed
Adjective
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said in an earlier statement that three children were rescued from the vehicle during a condolence message to bereaved families.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
  • Allocated between the Everyone’s Veterans’ Dream and the Uniformed Workers Appreciation Campaign causes, the contributions will provide support and treatment to service personnel and bereaved families.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • The brief separation from Ms. Turkmen left both bereft.
    Tammy LaGorce, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Advocates want more states to adopt basic guidelines with hopes more missing people will be found, volunteers will be better protected and bereft families won't fall victim to searchers-for-hire schemes.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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“Widowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widowed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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