estranged wife

noun

formal
: a wife who no longer lives with her husband

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The first of five installments introduces audiences to the series' hero — New York police officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) — who has traveled to Los Angeles hoping to rekindle a romance with his estranged wife, Holly. Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025 In War, West stars as tech titan Morgan Henderson and Miller as his estranged wife, international film star wife Carla Duval. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025 South Carolina pastor John Paul Miller has been charged in federal court with allegedly cyberstalking his estranged wife, 30-year-old Mica Miller, for more than a year before her death, authorities said. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025 The professional athlete also commented on recent posts from his estranged wife, Kayla Reid Lochte amid their ongoing divorce. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 An 81-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of killing his estranged wife more than 40 years ago and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay, police said. Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025 The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said suspect Qihao Jin's, 35, estranged wife was not at the home. Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 Gustav, who left the family abruptly when his children were little, has returned not so much to mourn his estranged wife as to interest Nora in playing a movie role he’s written for her. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Nov. 2025 At the end of Season 3 Coach Lasso, a former fictional Wichita State football coach, left British soccer behind to reunite with his young son and estranged wife in Kansas. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Estranged wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estranged%20wife. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.

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