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Recent Examples of widower
Walton Goggins plays a southern widower who has to reconnect with his daughters and try to find love again.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Grief Forum – Loss of a Spouse: An eight-week program for widows and widowers who have lost their loved one.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Frye's comic foil was a grouchy widower played by George Gaynes, a character actor with credits going back 20 years who had just scored memorable roles in Tootsie and the Police Academy series.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
Lala was a woman who, professionally, put it all on the line for her probie, and who, personally, led a widower to open his heart back up after the unimaginable loss of his wife Shannon and their daughter Kelly.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 May 2025
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Grief Forum – Loss of a Spouse: An eight-week program for widows and widowers who have lost their loved one.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Frye's comic foil was a grouchy widower played by George Gaynes, a character actor with credits going back 20 years who had just scored memorable roles in Tootsie and the Police Academy series.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
Lala was a woman who, professionally, put it all on the line for her probie, and who, personally, led a widower to open his heart back up after the unimaginable loss of his wife Shannon and their daughter Kelly.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widower
Noun
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The origin story has, of course, become famous: Julia discovered French cuisine in 1948, when her husband, Paul, a State Department officer, was assigned to the American Embassy in Paris.—
Ina Garten,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Next up, Burruss graced the stage and shared her award with her community, who consistently show up and support her multifaceted business endeavors, including her husband, Todd Tucker.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Didion wrote these notes to her spouse apparently so he could be kept informed of what are generally considered private conversations between patient and doctor, and their very existence demonstrates the intensity of the couple’s marital bond.—
Evelyn McDonnell
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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According to Cerulli Associates, more than $100 trillion is expected to flow from baby boomers and older generations to heirs and spouses.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Her partner, Bonifacio, becomes her anchor in this moment of crisis.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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An anxious Cooper seeks comfort from her unflappable husband and business partner, Matt Kaplan (a figure so adored by the Daddy Gang, some audience members carry giant cutouts of his face).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 June 2025
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widower. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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