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Recent Examples of widower
Easton told a story about a widower mourning his wife and raising their children, while some members of the community privately thought their police chief was getting away with murder.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Qualifying widow or widower: Allows a surviving spouse to use married filing jointly rates but on an individual return for up to two years following their partner’s death.
—Brian Sloan,liz Knueven, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Disney reverses course after trying to quash wrongful death lawsuit over widower's Disney+ trial
Reps for Disney did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly's request for comment.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Qualifying widow or widower: Allows a surviving spouse to use married filing jointly rates but on an individual return for up to two years following their partner’s death.
—Brian Sloan,liz Knueven, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Disney reverses course after trying to quash wrongful death lawsuit over widower's Disney+ trial
Reps for Disney did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly's request for comment.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widower
Noun
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Displaced by the war, Jehan and her husband and their children, including 9-year-old Aisha, are living in a tent on the site of their house in northern Gaza, which was destroyed by an airstrike.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Avital Dekel-Chen was seven months pregnant when her husband was kidnapped and gave birth to their third daughter two months later.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Feb. 2025
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Other stars, including former first lady Michelle Obama, Demi Lovato, Prince William and Princess Kate, and more are sharing their love for spouses and partners on this romantic occasion.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Mirren, 79, stars as Cara Dutton, the 44-year partner of Jacob Dutton, played by Harrison Ford, 82.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Ecwid partners with Square and the physical Square Reader for in-person sales.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widower. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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