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Type Words
Synonyms widow woman
Type of adult female, woman
Has types dowager, war widow
Derivation widowhood
Type Words
Type of leave, leave behind


The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia.

Examples of widow

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Special guests include the widow of Challenger's commander, June Scobee Rodgers.
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A lawyer and a thief love a Neapolitan widow and fight Fascists in 1920s Sicily.
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Shofner, a widow, was healing at her granddaughter's home in Overland Wednesday.
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Harrison's widow, Olivia Harrison, said she would make a pledge to Keys'charity.
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His widow, Victoria, attended the ceremony and accepted the award on his behalf.
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She told Cardenas about her sister, Inez Joy, a retired schoolteacher and widow.
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Dr. Anderson's widow recalls how her husband used to grind beryllium like flour.
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Loretta, John's widow and my sister, showed us the beauty of unconditional love.
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A widow among the wives of active-duty soldiers, she struggled to find her role.
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More examples
  • A woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
  • Cause to be without a spouse; "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia"
  • (widowed) single because of death of the spouse
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  • "The Widow" is a song by The Mars Volta, from their second album Frances the Mute. The song was first performed in May, 2004 at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles during The Mars Volta's three-night residence closing the tour supporting their debut LP, De-Loused in the Comatorium. ...