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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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Samantha Hogan has comforted more than 200 bereaved families.—
Linda Stein,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Immediate relief is underway, including emergency grants, assistance for injured and bereaved families and expanded trauma and resilience services for children, seniors and other vulnerable populations.—
Audra Berg,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The film follows Vincent, the orphaned son of the last Whale Singer, who must overcome his fears and discover his own voice to help save the oceans.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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The nonprofit is an animal rescue that provides bottle feeding and 24-hour care for orphaned or homeless neonatal puppies.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The search was scaled down, and her bereft parents, Carole and Vince, went home to their three boys.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Not to raze to the ground our diverse identities, our cultures, our fertile values, in service of some narrow, singular, bereft story—a ghost story, a story of glory long dead.—
Sayantani DasGupta
February 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Widowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widowed. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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