widows

plural of widow

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Noun
  • The 49ers — and their wives, kids and anyone else with them — would gather after each win for a free meal to bond and talk about the game.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The viral trend has fueled fiery online debates — with TikToks showing everything from brides dodging cake by bending over backwards to grooms chasing their new wives across the room just to land the smash.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This applies universally to how 40-somethings view 50-somethings; 40-something women mostly covet 50-something men because they’ve been burned by their same-age spouses and want a grown-up.
    Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Along with his daughter Elizabeth, per Variety, Mann is survived by two other children, Lucy and James and their spouses; siblings Bayne Mann and Tish Scott and their spouses; and grandchildren Virginia Wallace, Graham Wallace and Magnus Bujold.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Riley Gaines has lobbied for bills in several states that would prevent biological males who identify as women from competing in women’s sports.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The doc, which made its world premiere at the 15th annual Bronze Lens Film Festival in August 2024, is about the Equal Rights Amendment’s path back to life through Virginia’s pivotal ratification battle led by Black women.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Widows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widows. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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