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widows

noun

plural of widow
as in wives

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  1. wives
  2. spouses
  3. women
Noun
  • Harrelson and McConaughey’s fictional wives, played by Brittany Ishibashi and Natalie Martinez, respectively, roughly align with their real-world equivalents in physical appearance.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This is how things roll in a tiny German village populated by the surviving wives and children of soldiers who are already dead or about to die on the battlefield.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of wives
Noun
  • The Stop Insider Trading Act, meanwhile, bans lawmakers and their spouses from buying stocks.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The same is true in cases where a former prisoner dies and leaves money or other assets to their children, spouses and heirs.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of spouses
Noun
  • All net proceeds were donated to charities that support and advocate for women and girls, and as the evening came to a close, Melinda Gates matched the $10 million already raised and brought the total to $20 million.
    — Karla Cote, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But hair loss is also a potential symptom of PMOS, which stands for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, a common hormonal disorder that affects about 5 to 6 million women in the United States.
    — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of women
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“Widows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widows. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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