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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 latter’s husband, music producer Jack Antanoff, was in attendance for the event.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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The Walk of Honor dedication allowed the Burt family to remember their father and husband.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Many people can’t handle the idea of separating and living away from their spouses at all, even for a few weeks or months.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Off-screen, however, the actors who portrayed the Tanner family on the sitcom have been married to their equally lovable spouses.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Diddy’s former partner, model-singer-actress Cassie Ventura, has been central to the prosecution’s case.—
Janeé Bolden,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policy has triggered widespread economic disruption, from rising prices for American consumers to retaliatory measures from key trading partners.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widower. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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