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Recent Examples of widower
The father, Fyodor Karamazov, is a grasping, lecherous, deceitful, and shameless widower.
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Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Jennifer Rowland, who lives in Nashua, New Hampshire, has been adjusting to her daughter leaving for university at the same time that her father has been learning to live as a widower in Littleton, North Carolina.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The film, a political fable, is about Marcel, a widower, a quiet man seeking refuge in a safe place, and a place of safety to raise his young son, while paranoia reigns around him.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, hunky Irish head of peds Cormac Hayes, a widower and a dad, arrives.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Jennifer Rowland, who lives in Nashua, New Hampshire, has been adjusting to her daughter leaving for university at the same time that her father has been learning to live as a widower in Littleton, North Carolina.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The film, a political fable, is about Marcel, a widower, a quiet man seeking refuge in a safe place, and a place of safety to raise his young son, while paranoia reigns around him.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, hunky Irish head of peds Cormac Hayes, a widower and a dad, arrives.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widower
Noun
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My religious faith is such that divorce is wrong and that women cannot divorce their husbands.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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My grandmother, on the other hand, lived for another 25 years after her husband died—which meant my relationship with her extended well into my 30s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The film tells the story of Christy Martin, a pioneering American boxer, who survived a murder attempt by her trainer-spouse.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The report details the leading industries, roles, and cities where veterans and their spouses secured employment during the first nine months of 2025.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Privacy and partners Lenovo built Qira using a hybrid AI architecture.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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They were accompanied by K9 units and partners from the Costa Mesa Police Department, which provided drone support, according to the IPD.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the running to testify are hubby Reynolds (no surprise), his Deadpool & Wolverine co-star Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt, Sony Pictures execs Tony Vinciquerra, Tom Rothman, Tahra Grant, Gloria Rico Haan and Bridgette Wright, now Paramount exec Josh Greenstein, and Range Media’s Jack Whigham.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Forgetting Derry’s communal traumas is as much a part of the town’s firmament as the scenic canals, the nearby Air Force base where Charlotte’s hubby Leroy (Jovan Adepo) has been newly posted, and the dilapidated house at 29 Neibolt Street.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widower. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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