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widow

[wid-oh] / ˈwɪd oʊ /
NOUN
woman with dead husband
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The widow of assassinated right-wing activist Charlie Kirk came face-to-face Monday with the man alleged to have killed him, during a court hearing in the western United States.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

Kirk’s parents and his widow, Erika Kirk, who has taken a leading role in her husband’s work since his death, were also present.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Wyn Goggins, Paul's widow, said the pair "were very close friends – in addition to their politics they were northerners who shared the same faith and loved football".

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“This shuttle really represents everything that my husband loved,” said Lynda Oschin, the widow of Samuel Oschin.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

I thanked my stars for all the tinkering Ma did for the widow.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye

GKN Aerospace’s Garden Grove facility, which sits on 15.5 acres on Western Avenue, designs, analyzes, tests and certifies military canopies, cockpit windows and passenger widows, according to its website.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

Benefits are reduced for surviving widows and widowers who start claiming their late spouse’s benefits before reaching the full retirement age, currently 67.

From MarketWatch May 1, 2026

A lot of those old trusts, notably A/B trusts, have rigid language limiting how widows and widowers can control family money after their spouse died.

From Barron's Feb. 28, 2026

Some of the most philanthropic billionaires are the ex-wives and widows of famous male billionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 21, 2026

The temple was filled with chanting widows in white saris.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

She shared her home in London with her widowed mother, Rita, until her death in 2007.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Vietnam veteran Millard Elston, twice widowed, created the phone and the homemade bench where it sits.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Most were disabled or chronically ill; unemployed or retired; widowed; or living alone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

See: I’m 65, widowed and collecting Social Security survivor benefits.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

“It provided for my family. My mother was widowed at forty-six. Every month, I was able to send her a good check.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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

And now he learnt that not only had she thwarted his schemes against Monmouth, but had deprived him of the ardently sought felicity of widowing her.

From Mistress Wilding by Sabatini, Rafael

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

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.




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