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- noun Plural form of
widow . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
widow .; to make a widow of.
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Examples
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I have helped several SF widows from the GWOT with problems they have had to deal with, and just lost my team-sergeant from my A-Team in 1969 while he and his wife were with my wife and me in
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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I would argue that her use of words like “camel jockey” to describe Muslims or her calling widows of 911 “harpies” or saying that Jews need to be “perfected” do much harm to conservatives because they alienate more people than they persuade.
Al Gore & John Kerry Voter Upset With Ann Coulter - Erick’s blog - RedState 2009
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This silly argument about the widows is just typical.
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This silly argument about the widows is just typical.
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But only new widows from a unrealistic perfect marriage.
Reader reviews of The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg. 2005
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KING: Cindy, were you offended at her calling the widows millionaires?
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Sara and I have spent so much time alone we could be classified as widows.
Family Blessings Fern Michaels 2004
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Sara and I have spent so much time alone we could be classified as widows.
Family Blessings Fern Michaels 2004
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Sara and I have spent so much time alone we could be classified as widows.
Family Blessings Fern Michaels 2004
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What is it they call widows on tombstones and in the _Times_?
Quisanté Anthony Hope 1898
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