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widow

[wid-oh] / ˈwɪd oʊ /
NOUN
woman with dead husband
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Burdge initially considered whether the repeating triangular signal might come from another black widow system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Rhoad's mother, Page, and his widow, Natalie Weirtz, will also participate in the hearing in a video call from the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Eunor Guti, widow of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa founder Archbishop Ezekiel Guti, declined a luxury vehicle and $250,000 in cash.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

She also cited her life experience as the daughter of immigrants, a single mother and a widow who was faced with the decision of whether to discontinue life support for her husband.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“How well I know the pain of a broken heart,” the widow murmured, extricating her hands from the admiral’s.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The annual event was initiated in 2012 by the then-governor when 100 couples - primarily widows and divorcees - wed at the palace.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Life can get complicated, and widows and widowers can find love again.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Yet many of these widows, daughters, and other female successors were also savvy political operators, leaving behind genuine legislative legacies or winning office in their own right.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Spouses and widows of veterans got 10 points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

“You are women now and must make room for other widows here,” she gently chided us.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

I am widowed and have no intention of remarrying.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The future queen was brought up under strict rules and the constant surveillance maintained by her widowed mother’s adviser, John Conroy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Today’s historically low tax rates could vanish, and the benefit of joint filing will disappear if you’re widowed and filing single.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

For decades, single, divorced and many widowed drivers have paid more for auto insurance in California than those who are married.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Of course. And you are widowed? You said you were. My condolences. And this uncle, this kaka, where does he live?”

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

In 2015 she became a symbol of heartbreaking grief when Goldberg died while working out on vacation, widowing her with two children as she continued to help run one of the world’s best-known companies.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022

Compared with other singletons, people who were single as a result of divorce or widowing had a three times and six times greater risk, respectively.

From Time Magazine Archive

He kept continually in his hand a polished, oval, white carnelian, the gift of his widowing love, and at times it seemed his only consolation, the only thing left him in this world clearly tangible.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 by Various

The days that followed the widowing rites passed strangely for Dorama.

From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny

Sooba was gratified by the performance of the widowing ceremonies; he felt to a certain degree revenged upon his unfortunate nephew.

From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny


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