as in tragedian
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Recent Examples of tragedienne
Fingscheidt attempts to orchestrate — or to lend Bullock’s hardworking lead performance the classical-tragedienne heft intended.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 24 Nov. 2021
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 24 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragedienne
Noun
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Electra, after all, had roles in the works of the tragedians Sophocles and Euripides, among others.—
Lisa Kennedy,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Beckett, the ancient Greek tragedians and Tennessee Williams were among the voices who originally called out to me.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Dec. 2024
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Global organization Human Rights Watch accused the festival of diverting attention away from allegations of the government’s severe repression of free speech and criticized comedians for performing on the behest of an oppressive regime.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The comedian and podcast host performed a stand-up set at the Beacon Theater in New York on Saturday, and attendees reported that a large chunk of the audience walked out during an apparently tumultuous set.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Tragedienne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragedienne. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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