widowers

Definition of widowersnext
plural of widower

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for widowers
Noun
  • The husbands of Dewey and Graves later found their bodies near a trail head and called authorities, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
  • One of the husbands was also able to track the car’s location using an app that monitored the vehicle’s key fob, investigators said.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In recent days, Critchlow has been speaking with young military spouses, preparing them for the realities of deployment.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • By federal law, spouses automatically inherit 401(k)s.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Burkle’s lawsuit against Anderson, filed last month, appears to be part of a bitter falling out between the two longtime business partners and friends, according to The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, which first reported on the litigation.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Microsoft, one of Anthropic’s biggest partners, agreed.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Across 50 episodes, Anderson unpacked everything from why gay men prefer iced coffee to whether bottoms would survive the apocalypse (the answer is yes).
    Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • This is a harsher version of Rooster’s insistence that anyone can be rehabilitated, one that acknowledges that some damage is irreparable, and that the people who benefit from infinite patience and forgiveness are usually men of privilege.
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Widowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widowers. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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