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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
Our central character is Luce Price (Addison Timlin), who is sent to the mysterious Sword & Cross Academy after a tragic accident.
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The blast killed three deputies and is believed to have been a tragic accident.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The tragic events in Minnesota last month stand as a solemn reminder for all Americans to reflect and take action.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Sudden, unexpected, accidental, violent or deeply tragic deaths – like those experienced during the recent floods – can lead to what researchers call traumatic bereavement: grief that is disrupted by the traumatic nature of the death.
—Liza Barros-Lane, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The blast killed three deputies and is believed to have been a tragic accident.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The tragic events in Minnesota last month stand as a solemn reminder for all Americans to reflect and take action.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Sudden, unexpected, accidental, violent or deeply tragic deaths – like those experienced during the recent floods – can lead to what researchers call traumatic bereavement: grief that is disrupted by the traumatic nature of the death.
—Liza Barros-Lane, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragic
unfortunate
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Instead, like so many unfortunate accidents since cell phones were invented, this was caused by a distracted driver.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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Fortunately for him, that gaffe will be a little easier to live down than Teal and Weinberg’s unfortunate comments.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
12 July 2025
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“Tragic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragic. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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