widowed
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See: I’m 65, widowed and collecting Social Security survivor benefits.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
As “The Things We Never Say” begins, Artie is saying goodbye to a widowed friend who is moving to Ohio to be close to her daughter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
By then she’d been divorced three times and widowed twice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Retired teacher Clive is 60 and widowed, and environmental officer Shelley-Ann is 55 and going through a bitter divorce.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Her whole family meant all Sinita’s widowed aunts and her mother and tons of girl cousins, with her brother Jos6 Luis being the only boy left in the entire family.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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