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Widow

/wˈɪdoʊ/
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(noun) A person whose spouse is absent:

The widow had to get through a lot of hardships.
The widow was dressed in black.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The poor ____ decided to sell her old house and move to a smaller apartment in the city center to be closer to her and friends today.

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