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Recent Examples of widower
Sketch, in theaters now, tells the story of Taylor, a recent widower, raising his two children Jack and Amber in the aftermath of their mother’s death.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Online dating sites provide an avenue for widows and widowers to meet eligible people of both sexes.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
Amanda meets Iris’ widower brother (Law) while Iris meets an associate of Amanda’s, a film composer (Black).
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
Hyper-masculine firefighters Chuck (Sandler) and widower Larry (Kevin James) pretend to be gay to get married so Larry can receive domestic partnership benefits for his kids.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 30 July 2025
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Online dating sites provide an avenue for widows and widowers to meet eligible people of both sexes.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
Amanda meets Iris’ widower brother (Law) while Iris meets an associate of Amanda’s, a film composer (Black).
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
Hyper-masculine firefighters Chuck (Sandler) and widower Larry (Kevin James) pretend to be gay to get married so Larry can receive domestic partnership benefits for his kids.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widower
Noun
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His father taught him that a husband provides, a wife takes care of children.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pearl Miles, 29, loved going through her husband's school yearbooks and reading through the personal messages written by his classmates.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Hawley-Peters Senate bill, branded the HONEST Act, would prohibit lawmakers, their spouses, and dependents from owning or trading individual stocks, with a 180-day deadline to sell off any holdings.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Julie planned to raise her child on her own — with Todd’s involvement as a co-parent, not a spouse.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jeffrey Katzenberg—film producer, former DreamWorks CEO, and founding partner of tech investment firm WndrCo—is, perhaps most importantly, a dad and a grandfather.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ealrlier in the evening, part-owner Renee Medford posted in a Haltom City Facebook group that one of her business partners had seized the landmark restaurant, 5010 Stanley Keller Road.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of those fans happens to be Angela Bassett‘s sister, who has apparently been hounding Bassett about the potential return of her on-screen hubby.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
21 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Sanchez flashes a smile while out with hubby Jeff Bezos during their Spanish getaway in Ibiza.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widower. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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