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also tragical
as in unfortunate
of a kind to cause great distress
in a tragic turn of events the area's sole remaining steel mill suddenly closed
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Recent Examples of tragic
The vigilance of this FBI prevented what could have been a tragic attack—and thanks to their dedication, Michigan will have a safe and happy Halloween.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The novels that follow — like the past few seasons of the TV show, which adapted Sapkowski’s Blood of Elves and Time of Contempt — considerably narrow the path to focus on Ciri, whose life is so overwhelmingly tragic that The Witcher has largely lost its comedic edge.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
For decades now, the case has sparked debate over how her tragic upbringing may or may not have contributed to her crimes.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
For years, children here had to walk through elephant corridors en route to school, sometimes with tragic results.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The novels that follow — like the past few seasons of the TV show, which adapted Sapkowski’s Blood of Elves and Time of Contempt — considerably narrow the path to focus on Ciri, whose life is so overwhelmingly tragic that The Witcher has largely lost its comedic edge.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
For decades now, the case has sparked debate over how her tragic upbringing may or may not have contributed to her crimes.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
For years, children here had to walk through elephant corridors en route to school, sometimes with tragic results.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragic
unfortunate
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Thus a wonderful section on The Jew of Malta climaxes in an unfortunate vision of the text as a secret message to Lord Strange, a wealthy and important patron of the arts.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Such an event, let alone two within less than an hour of each other, is both unfortunate and potentially very suspicious.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Tragic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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