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widow

[wid-oh] / ˈwɪd oʊ /
NOUN
woman with dead husband
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His widow Yvonne Akinyi described how the killing upended their family, saying their children were now orphans.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

At the time, Burdge and his colleagues were investigating another unusual signal that turned out to originate from a system known as a "black widow binary."

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

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

The children yapped in alarm, the admiral shouted words of courage, the widow wailed, and Lady Constance shrieked.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Ambrositsch, for example, is proud that her heuriger brings together "19-year-old hipsters and 91-year-old widows" at the same table.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

In many cases, those women were widows appointed by governors or chosen by voters to take over their deceased husbands’ seats.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Spouses and widows of veterans got 10 points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The scandal is especially egregious because widows and widowers are disproportionately among the poorest elders.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

After asking several widows, I found the government building where pensions were given out.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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

In short, the widowed taxpayer often faces a double whammy: Income often falls while tax rates increase.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Katja, a widowed cleaning lady, lives with her 26-year-old daughter, Ines, and her slightly younger son, Mario.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Mercury, a large Los Angeles-based insurer, charged the highest differential, though it offered lower rates to widowed motorists with 34 or more years of driving experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

That is a Dinka custom, for a widowed woman to live with her brother-in-law.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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

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

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

From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny


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