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Recent Examples of widow The roughly 7,500-square-foot residence sits directly beside another duplex Griffin acquired in early 2025 from Julia Koch, the widow of David Koch, for $45 million. —
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026 Roth accounts aren't subject to RMDs so a surviving spouse wouldn't have to continue receiving RMD income that would immediately boost the widow or widower into a higher tax bracket when filing a single, rather than joint, tax return. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 Media organizations, prosecutors and Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, want the court to allow cameras. —Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026 The Turning Point event was meant to feature Vance and Erika Kirk, Charlie’s widow. —Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for widow
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026 Roth accounts aren't subject to RMDs so a surviving spouse wouldn't have to continue receiving RMD income that would immediately boost the widow or widower into a higher tax bracket when filing a single, rather than joint, tax return. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 Media organizations, prosecutors and Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, want the court to allow cameras. —Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026 The Turning Point event was meant to feature Vance and Erika Kirk, Charlie’s widow. —Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for widow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widow
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House Speaker Mike Johnson was spotted, alongside his wife.— Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
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Saturday marked his return from paternity leave, as the lefty and his wife welcomed their first child on Wednesday.— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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In one of the health plans, for example, an OCPS teacher who insured a spouse or domestic partner would see the bi-weekly, per-paycheck costs rise from about $300 this year to $675 next year.— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Under current state law, lawmakers must file annual disclosure statements that describe their finances, debts and property holdings, alongside financial information about their spouses.— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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This, dear sirs and madams, is where your policy reaches a truly impressive level of bureaucratic creativity.— Yehiel Kyle Israel, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
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Ladies’ first big blowup concerns a rumor that an old fair-weather friend of Myka’s is a madam.— Judy Berman, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/widow. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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