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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
That’s when the film threatens to resolve into the kind of tragic revenge drama that Sacha and Evgueni Galperine’s ominous score has conditioned us to half-expect from the start.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Eisenhower, for example, worries about the safety of his troops in Normandy after Operation Tiger, a rehearsal for D-Day that turned into a tragic debacle that cost men’s lives.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2026
With his tragic past, Frenchie was always about surviving the next day, and dancing was a big part of it.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 May 2026
If the Nuggets end up winning only one championship with Jokic, there are two critical moments that Coloradans will look back on as the tragic what-ifs.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Eisenhower, for example, worries about the safety of his troops in Normandy after Operation Tiger, a rehearsal for D-Day that turned into a tragic debacle that cost men’s lives.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2026
With his tragic past, Frenchie was always about surviving the next day, and dancing was a big part of it.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 May 2026
If the Nuggets end up winning only one championship with Jokic, there are two critical moments that Coloradans will look back on as the tragic what-ifs.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragic
unfortunate
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However, Cincinnati and Washington have been done in by unfortunate injuries and organizational disorder.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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The unfortunate problem is that, like most other things, the system can be gamed—people could submit flawed content that lists people as authors who have never been involved.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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“Tragic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragic. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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