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Recent Examples of widower
Earlier in the series finale, widower Danny asked his detective partner, Maria Baez (Marisa Ramirez), out for a pizza date.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Of course, our favorite version of this story is The Sound of Music in which Fraulein Maria (Julie Andrews) can’t help but win the heart of Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), a widower with seven children.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
One of the men was a widower in his seventies, retired from running a chemical-dye business.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Lil Rel Howery had some choice words for his high-school crush
Benedict Cumberbatch was seized by a crow
Photo: Sundance Institute
In The Thing With Feathers, Cumberbatch plays a widower with two young sons who is grieving the loss of his wife.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Of course, our favorite version of this story is The Sound of Music in which Fraulein Maria (Julie Andrews) can’t help but win the heart of Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), a widower with seven children.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
One of the men was a widower in his seventies, retired from running a chemical-dye business.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Lil Rel Howery had some choice words for his high-school crush
Benedict Cumberbatch was seized by a crow
Photo: Sundance Institute
In The Thing With Feathers, Cumberbatch plays a widower with two young sons who is grieving the loss of his wife.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widower
Noun
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The Duchess of Sussex and her husband, Prince Harry, made the decision to step back from their duties and moved to Canada before relocating to Montecito in early 2020.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a 2020 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Ms. Parton said her husband had never wanted to be in the spotlight.—
Sara Ruberg,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Guy Pearce is an antagonistic delight wielding passive-aggressive hostility as the main character’s benefactor, and Felicity Jones, as the architect’s loyal wife, is the heart of the piece who steps up when her spouse can’t.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Twenty-six percent say their spouse follows a different religion than them.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The United States also hopes to establish long-term human stays on the moon by 2030 as part of the Artemis program spearheaded by NASA and joined by multiple international partners.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widower. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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