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Recent Examples of widower
The Cheers alum stars as an aimless widower who goes undercover at a retirement home in the new Netflix comedy A Man on the Inside, which premieres Thursday, Nov. 21 with all eight episodes, TVLine has learned.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Oct. 2024
Set in a small town in Southern Sweden, the comedy stars Gustafsson as grumpy widower with a regimented life whose relationship with his daughter has deteriorated since his wife died.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Stephen poses as a bumbling old widower in need of a lightweight vacuum.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
We are even spared the immediate aftermath: the coffin being lowered into the earth, the child alone in a corner while well wishers three heads taller schmooze and nosh, the widower donating sweaters to Goodwill.
—Eliza Berman, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Oct. 2024
Set in a small town in Southern Sweden, the comedy stars Gustafsson as grumpy widower with a regimented life whose relationship with his daughter has deteriorated since his wife died.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Stephen poses as a bumbling old widower in need of a lightweight vacuum.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
We are even spared the immediate aftermath: the coffin being lowered into the earth, the child alone in a corner while well wishers three heads taller schmooze and nosh, the widower donating sweaters to Goodwill.
—Eliza Berman, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widower
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Considering this troubled young woman’s history, your husband has made a big mistake by fostering her dependence on him.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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My husband, Jack Waters, was at Cambridge with her and Sam Mendes and Tom Hollander.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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An outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, Marcus and his spouse contributed $7 million to committees backing Trump's 2016 campaign and nearly $8 million to Republicans in the 2018 midterms.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Another historic first if Harris wins the White House: second gentleman Doug Emhoff could make history as the country's first first gentleman and the first Jewish spouse of a president.Emily Chang, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Focus on relations with spouses, close friends and partners.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widower. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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