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widower

noun

as in husband

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Recent Examples of widower The Government Pension Offset reduces Social Security spousal benefits for the spouses, widows and widowers whose spouses receive government pensions. —

Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024 Those beneficiaries were affected by the now-defunct Government Pension Offset, or GPO, which reduced Social Security benefits for spouses, widows and widowers who also receive their own pensions from public sector work. —

Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025 This series finds Allen as Matt, a widower, everyman and possessor of Fox News opinions. —

Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025 Allen stars as Matt, a stubborn widower who owns a classic-car restoration shop. —

Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for widower

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In 1988, Cipollone’s husband won the first-ever jury award ($400,000) involving the death of a smoker, though an appeals court later overturned it.

— Sean Gregory / Boston, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
The restaurant co-owned by Stephanie Fleming and her husband, DaNeil; and Lamel and Jessica Gibson is focused on the mid-day crowd, with hours of 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025