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Recent Examples of widow
At song’s end, the camera moved over to big-screen photos of the late Charlie Kirk and his widow, Erika Kirk, who is now in charge of TPUSA, followed by a fade to darkness and closing credit that still did not offer many hints where the performance was taking place.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Recarey, 50, died of natural causes in May 2018, and his widow moved out of the area.
—Julie Brown, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
But six days into 2025, Peter Seidler’s widow contested control of the team in a lawsuit brought against her brothers-in-law, and manager Mike Shildt retired 11 days after the season ended, citing exhaustion, while many on his staff and in the front office had been exhausted by him.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Willingham’s widow declined to be interviewed or to comment on these claims for this story.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Recarey, 50, died of natural causes in May 2018, and his widow moved out of the area.
—Julie Brown, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
But six days into 2025, Peter Seidler’s widow contested control of the team in a lawsuit brought against her brothers-in-law, and manager Mike Shildt retired 11 days after the season ended, citing exhaustion, while many on his staff and in the front office had been exhausted by him.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Willingham’s widow declined to be interviewed or to comment on these claims for this story.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widow
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Olympic figure skating legend Dorothy Hamill, 69, and her husband, John MacColl, happened to be seated directly behind Danback and his wife and daughter.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Arnold is survived by his wife, Jennifer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Then their daughter was born, the pandemic hit and both spouses began working from home.—
Jelena Kecmanovic,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Yet here a masterpiece lies before him, because greatness is really nothing more than a million tiny steps, and occasionally, a spouse to at least tolerate the journey.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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How could the story of New York’s most notorious madam, a woman who had the likes of Dutch Schultz, Wallace Beery, Robert Benchley, and Dorothy Parker as regulars throughout the Roaring Twenties be boring?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Somehow, the madam of the mansion, Nina Winchester, played with frosty excellence by Amanda Seyfried in pearls and creamy knits, takes a shine to this young soul.—
Mark Kennedy,
Mercury News,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widow. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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